What color is #B9999E?

#B9999E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9999E?

The RGB value is 185, 153, 158: 185 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9999E?

The complementary color is #99B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9999E color

#B9999E rgb(185, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9999E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60% green and 62% blue (185, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#B9999E color codes

HEX	`#B9999E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, 12.69, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 12.83, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.57, 35.567, 37.227)`
Decimal	`12163486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9999E, 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 #B9999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #B9999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9999e; }
.text { color: #b9999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9999e, #b9a499); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9999E?: #B9999E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9999E?: The RGB value is 185, 153, 158: 185 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9999E?: The complementary color is #99B9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.