Information about #B19996 color

#B19996 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B19996 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 153, 150) — 69.4% red, 60% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 11 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B19996 reads as a gently muted red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Slightly further away sit Thatch (#B1948F) and Del Rio (#B5998E).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 153, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B19996: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #B19996 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B19996 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B19996 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B19996

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B19996
  • RGB177, 153, 150
  • CMYK0, 9, 11, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 153, 150)
  • HSL7°, 15%, 64%
  • HSL Precise6.667°, 14.754%, 64.118%
  • HSV7°, 15%, 69%
  • HSB7°, 15%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.600, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.600, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.600, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB19996
  • DECIMAL ID11639190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01