What color is #B99194?

#B99194 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99194?

The RGB value is 185, 145, 148: 185 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99194?

The complementary color is #91B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99194 color

#B99194 rgb(185, 145, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #B99194 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.9% green and 58% blue (185, 145, 148).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#B99194 color codes

HEX	`#B99194`
RGB	`rgb(185, 145, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 15.52, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 16.08, 15.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.478, 32.705, 32.455)`
Decimal	`12161428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99194, 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 #B99194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #B99194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99194; }
.text { color: #b99194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 145 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99194, #b9a291); }

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Questions

What color is #B99194?: #B99194 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99194?: The RGB value is 185, 145, 148: 185 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99194?: The complementary color is #91B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.