What color is #B45F59?

#B45F59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B45F59?

The RGB value is 180, 95, 89: 180 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B45F59?

The complementary color is #59AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B45F59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B45F59 color

#B45F59 rgb(180, 95, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #B45F59 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (180, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 51% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dried Tomatoes (#AB6057), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#B45F59 color codes

HEX	`#B45F59`
RGB	`rgb(180, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 51%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 33.68, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 38.67, 29.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.719, 18.612, 11.74)`
Decimal	`11820889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B45F59, 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 #B45F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B45F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #B45F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b45f59; }
.text { color: #b45f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b45f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b45f59, #b48d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B45F59?: #B45F59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B45F59?: The RGB value is 180, 95, 89: 180 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B45F59?: The complementary color is #59AEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B45F59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.