What color is #B9899C?

#B9899C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9899C?

The RGB value is 185, 137, 156: 185 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9899C?

The complementary color is #89B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9899C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9899C color

#B9899C rgb(185, 137, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B9899C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 53.7% green and 61.2% blue (185, 137, 156).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#B9899C color codes

HEX	`#B9899C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 137, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 53.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 21.26, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 21.46, 352.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.954, 30.607, 35.513)`
Decimal	`12159388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9899C, 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 #B9899C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9899C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B9899C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9899c; }
.text { color: #b9899c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9899c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 137 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9899c, #b98e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B9899C?: #B9899C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9899C?: The RGB value is 185, 137, 156: 185 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9899C?: The complementary color is #89B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9899C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.