What color is #B4958B?

#B4958B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4958B?

The RGB value is 180, 149, 139: 180 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4958B?

The complementary color is #8BAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4958B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4958B color

#B4958B rgb(180, 149, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4958B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.4% green and 54.5% blue (180, 149, 139).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#B4958B color codes

HEX	`#B4958B`
RGB	`rgb(180, 149, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, 9.99, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 13.87, 43.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.23, 33.064, 29)`
Decimal	`11834763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4958B, 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 #B4958B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4958B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #B4958B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4958b; }
.text { color: #b4958b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4958b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 149 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4958b, #b4aa8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B4958B?: #B4958B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4958B?: The RGB value is 180, 149, 139: 180 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4958B?: The complementary color is #8BAAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4958B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.