Information about #B97A79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B97A79 reads as a moderately toned warm 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 Ash Rose (#B5817D). Slightly further away sit Brownish Pink (#C27E79) and Dusty Rose (#C0737A).
The recipe behind #B97A79 is rgb(185, 122, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B97A79: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B97A79 color variations
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#B97A79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B97A79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B97A79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B97A79 color hues
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#B97A79 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B97A79 color
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Nearest named colors to #B97A79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B5817D
#C27E79
#C0737A
#B87079
#B6857A
#B77D6E
#B57281
#B76E79
#C08081
#B6706F
#C87B77
#B37084
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B97A79
- RGB185, 122, 121
- CMYK0, 25, 25, 27
- CSSrgb(185, 122, 121)
- HSL1°, 31%, 60%
- HSL Precise0.938°, 31.373%, 60%
- HSV1°, 35%, 73%
- HSB1°, 35%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.478, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.478, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.478, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB97A79
- DECIMAL ID12155513
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
