What color is #B99B91?

#B99B91 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99B91?

The RGB value is 185, 155, 145: 185 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99B91?

The complementary color is #91AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99B91 color

#B99B91 rgb(185, 155, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99B91 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 56.9% blue (185, 155, 145).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#B99B91 color codes

HEX	`#B99B91`
RGB	`rgb(185, 155, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 9.52, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 13.37, 44.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.84, 35.803, 31.753)`
Decimal	`12163985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99B91, 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 #B99B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #B99B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99b91; }
.text { color: #b99b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 155 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99b91, #b9af91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B99B91?: #B99B91 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99B91?: The RGB value is 185, 155, 145: 185 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99B91?: The complementary color is #91AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.