What color is #B95B6D?

#B95B6D is a desaturated red known as Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candied Apple?

The RGB value is 185, 91, 109: 185 red, 91 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candied Apple?

The complementary color is #5BB9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candied Apple color: hex code #B95B6D

#B95B6D rgb(185, 91, 109)

Shades of red

Candied Apple has the hex code #B95B6D. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 35.7% green and 42.7% blue (185, 91, 109).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 41% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Candied Apple (#B95B6D) color codes

HEX	`#B95B6D`
RGB	`rgb(185, 91, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 35.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 40%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 51%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 41%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 39.73, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 40.47, 10.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.511, 18.903, 16.718)`
Decimal	`12147565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candied Apple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B95B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B95B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95b6d; }
.text { color: #b95b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 91 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95b6d, #b9785b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B95B6D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B95B6D?: #B95B6D is a desaturated red known as Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candied Apple?: The RGB value is 185, 91, 109: 185 red, 91 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candied Apple?: The complementary color is #5BB9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.