What color is #B18581?

#B18581 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18581?

The RGB value is 177, 133, 129: 177 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18581?

The complementary color is #81ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18581 color

#B18581 rgb(177, 133, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B18581 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 52.2% green and 50.6% blue (177, 133, 129).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#B18581 color codes

HEX	`#B18581`
RGB	`rgb(177, 133, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 52.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 16.28, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 18.47, 28.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.482, 27.709, 24.507)`
Decimal	`11634049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18581, 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 #B18581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #B18581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18581; }
.text { color: #b18581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 133 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18581, #b19d81); }

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Questions

What color is #B18581?: #B18581 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18581?: The RGB value is 177, 133, 129: 177 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18581?: The complementary color is #81ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.