What color is #B39591?

#B39591 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39591?

The RGB value is 179, 149, 145: 179 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39591?

The complementary color is #91AFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39591 color

#B39591 rgb(179, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39591 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (179, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B39591 color codes

HEX	`#B39591`
RGB	`rgb(179, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 10.54, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 12.28, 30.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.449, 33.124, 31.362)`
Decimal	`11769233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39591, 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 #B39591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B39591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39591; }
.text { color: #b39591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39591, #b3a691); }

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Questions

What color is #B39591?: #B39591 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39591?: The RGB value is 179, 149, 145: 179 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39591?: The complementary color is #91AFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.