What color is #B9959D?

#B9959D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9959D?

The RGB value is 185, 149, 157: 185 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9959D?

The complementary color is #95B9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9959D color

#B9959D rgb(185, 149, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #B9959D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (185, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#B9959D color codes

HEX	`#B9959D`
RGB	`rgb(185, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, 14.75, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 14.77, 3.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.841, 34.245, 36.561)`
Decimal	`12162461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9959D, 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 #B9959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #B9959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9959d; }
.text { color: #b9959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9959d, #b99f95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9959D?: #B9959D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9959D?: The RGB value is 185, 149, 157: 185 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9959D?: The complementary color is #95B9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.