What color is #B99499?

#B99499 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 #B99499?

The RGB value is 185, 148, 153: 185 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99499?

The complementary color is #94B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99499 color

#B99499 rgb(185, 148, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #B99499 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58% green and 60% blue (185, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% 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 7.76:1).

#B99499 color codes

HEX	`#B99499`
RGB	`rgb(185, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 14.65, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 14.89, 10.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.347, 33.795, 34.739)`
Decimal	`12162201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99499, 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 #B99499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #B99499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99499; }
.text { color: #b99499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99499, #b9a294); }

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Questions

What color is #B99499?: #B99499 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 #B99499?: The RGB value is 185, 148, 153: 185 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99499?: The complementary color is #94B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.