What color is #B9A09C?

#B9A09C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A09C?

The RGB value is 185, 160, 156: 185 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A09C?

The complementary color is #9CB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A09C color

#B9A09C rgb(185, 160, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A09C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 62.7% green and 61.2% blue (185, 160, 156).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#B9A09C color codes

HEX	`#B9A09C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 160, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 62.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 8.5, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 10.11, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.579, 37.857, 36.721)`
Decimal	`12165276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A09C, 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 #B9A09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #B9A09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a09c; }
.text { color: #b9a09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 160 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a09c, #b9ae9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B9A09C?: #B9A09C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A09C?: The RGB value is 185, 160, 156: 185 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A09C?: The complementary color is #9CB5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.