What color is #B98399?

#B98399 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98399?

The RGB value is 185, 131, 153: 185 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98399?

The complementary color is #83B9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98399 color

#B98399 rgb(185, 131, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B98399 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 51.4% green and 60% blue (185, 131, 153).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#B98399 color codes

HEX	`#B98399`
RGB	`rgb(185, 131, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 51.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, 24.12, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 24.36, 351.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.874, 28.848, 33.915)`
Decimal	`12157849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98399, 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 #B98399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #B98399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98399; }
.text { color: #b98399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 131 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98399, #b98883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B98399?: #B98399 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98399?: The RGB value is 185, 131, 153: 185 red, 131 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98399?: The complementary color is #83B9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.