All About Color #B97979

#B97979

About #B97979

#B97979 is a light red color with the hex code #B97979. In RGB it is red 185, green 121, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 31%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 35%, 35%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.46:1 on white and 6.07:1 on black.

#B97979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 79, 79
CMYK0.00%, 34.59%, 34.59%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 121, 121
HSL0°, 31%, 60%
RGB Octal271, 171, 171
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 34.59%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 1111001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB57.43, 25.02, 10.35
RGB Percent72.55%, 47.45%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH57.43, 27.08, 22.46
XYZ30.30, 25.37, 21.39
CIE-L*UV57.43, 42.78, 9.23
xyY0.39, 0.33, 25.37
Hunter-Lab50.37, 19.22, 10.08
RYB72.55%, 47.45%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B97979 on a dark background: contrast 6.07:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B97979 on a light background: contrast 3.46:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B97979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B97979. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B97979 · #D8B6B6 · #8C4A4A · #79B9B9 · #B6D8D8

Analogous palette

#B979B9 · #B97999 · #B97979 · #B99979 · #B9B979

Triadic palette

#B97979 · #79B979 · #7979B9 · #D8B6B6 · #B6D8B6

Tetradic palette

#B97979 · #99B979 · #79B9B9 · #9979B9 · #8C4A4A

Monochromatic palette

#643535 · #964F4F · #B97979 · #D3ABAB · #EDDEDE

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