Close to Rosy Brown
#B09497
#B09497 is a light, soft, grayish red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 58% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B09497.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.79:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.53:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.79:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.53:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B09497 as they’d see it.
#B09497 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B09497
What color is #B09497?
#B09497 is a light, soft, grayish red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 58% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B09497 in RGB?
#B09497 is rgb(176, 148, 151): 176 red, 148 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B09497 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 14, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B09497?
PANTONE 436 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B09497?
Its complement #83A19E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.