What color is #B97B83?

#B97B83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B97B83?

The RGB value is 185, 123, 131: 185 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B97B83?

The complementary color is #7BB9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B97B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B97B83 color

#B97B83 rgb(185, 123, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #B97B83 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 48.2% green and 51.4% blue (185, 123, 131).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#B97B83 color codes

HEX	`#B97B83`
RGB	`rgb(185, 123, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 48.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 25.25, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 25.86, 12.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.188, 26.121, 24.867)`
Decimal	`12155779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B97B83, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B97B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B97B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B97B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b97b83; }
.text { color: #b97b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 123 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b97b83, #b9927b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B97B83?: #B97B83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B97B83?: The RGB value is 185, 123, 131: 185 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B97B83?: The complementary color is #7BB9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B97B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.