What color is #B19585?

#B19585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19585?

The RGB value is 177, 149, 133: 177 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19585?

The complementary color is #85A1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19585 color

#B19585 rgb(177, 149, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19585 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (177, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#B19585 color codes

HEX	`#B19585`
RGB	`rgb(177, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, 7.93, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 14.67, 57.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.113, 32.537, 26.722)`
Decimal	`11638149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19585, 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 #B19585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B19585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19585; }
.text { color: #b19585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19585, #b1ab85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B19585?: #B19585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19585?: The RGB value is 177, 149, 133: 177 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19585?: The complementary color is #85A1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.