All About Color #B9797B

#B9797B

About #B9797B

#B9797B is a light red color with the hex code #B9797B. In RGB it is red 185, green 121, blue 123; in HSL it is hue 358°, saturation 31%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 35%, 34%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.45:1 on white and 6.08:1 on black.

#B9797B Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 79, 7B
CMYK0.00%, 34.59%, 33.51%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 121, 123
HSL358°, 31%, 60%
RGB Octal271, 171, 173
HSV (HSB)358.13°, 34.59%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 1111001, 1111011
CIE-L*AB57.48, 25.28, 9.26
RGB Percent72.55%, 47.45%, 48.24%
CIE-L*CH57.48, 26.93, 20.11
XYZ30.42, 25.42, 22.04
CIE-L*UV57.48, 42.46, 7.81
xyY0.39, 0.33, 25.42
Hunter-Lab50.42, 19.47, 9.37
RYB72.55%, 47.45%, 48.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9797B on a dark background: contrast 6.08:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B9797B on a light background: contrast 3.45:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9797B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9797B · #D8B6B7 · #8C4A4C · #79B9B7 · #B6D8D7

Analogous palette

#B779B9 · #B9799B · #B9797B · #B99779 · #B9B779

Triadic palette

#B9797B · #7BB979 · #797BB9 · #D8B6B7 · #B7D8B6

Tetradic palette

#B9797B · #9BB979 · #79B9B7 · #9779B9 · #8C4A4C

Monochromatic palette

#643536 · #964F52 · #B9797B · #D3ABAD · #EDDEDE

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