What color is #B99198?

#B99198 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 #B99198?

The RGB value is 185, 145, 152: 185 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99198?

The complementary color is #91B9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99198 color

#B99198 rgb(185, 145, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #B99198 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.9% green and 59.6% blue (185, 145, 152).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#B99198 color codes

HEX	`#B99198`
RGB	`rgb(185, 145, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 16.16, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 16.29, 7.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.801, 32.833, 34.151)`
Decimal	`12161432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99198, 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 #B99198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #B99198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99198; }
.text { color: #b99198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 145 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99198, #b99e91); }

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Questions

What color is #B99198?: #B99198 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 #B99198?: The RGB value is 185, 145, 152: 185 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99198?: The complementary color is #91B9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.