What color is #B99A9C?

#B99A9C 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 #B99A9C?

The RGB value is 185, 154, 156: 185 red, 154 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99A9C?

The complementary color is #9AB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99A9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99A9C color

#B99A9C rgb(185, 154, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B99A9C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.4% green and 61.2% blue (185, 154, 156).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#B99A9C color codes

HEX	`#B99A9C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 154, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 11.81, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 12.25, 15.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.564, 35.827, 36.383)`
Decimal	`12163740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99A9C, 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 #B99A9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99A9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #B99A9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99a9c; }
.text { color: #b99a9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99a9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 154 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99a9c, #b9a79a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B99A9C?: #B99A9C 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 #B99A9C?: The RGB value is 185, 154, 156: 185 red, 154 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99A9C?: The complementary color is #9AB9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99A9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.