What color is #B99A9E?

#B99A9E 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 #B99A9E?

The RGB value is 185, 154, 158: 185 red, 154 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99A9E?

The complementary color is #9AB9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99A9E color

#B99A9E rgb(185, 154, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B99A9E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.4% green and 62% blue (185, 154, 158).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% 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 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#B99A9E color codes

HEX	`#B99A9E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 154, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 12.14, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 12.34, 10.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.735, 35.895, 37.282)`
Decimal	`12163742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99A9E, 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 #B99A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #B99A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99a9e; }
.text { color: #b99a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 154 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99a9e, #b9a59a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B99A9E?: #B99A9E 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 #B99A9E?: The RGB value is 185, 154, 158: 185 red, 154 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99A9E?: The complementary color is #9AB9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.