What color is #B5615B?

#B5615B 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 #B5615B?

The RGB value is 181, 97, 91: 181 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5615B?

The complementary color is #5BAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5615B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5615B color

#B5615B rgb(181, 97, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #B5615B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 38% green and 35.7% blue (181, 97, 91).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 50% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dried Tomatoes (#AB6057), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#B5615B color codes

HEX	`#B5615B`
RGB	`rgb(181, 97, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 38%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 50%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 50%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 33.2, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 38.08, 29.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.221, 19.131, 12.26)`
Decimal	`11886939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5615B, 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 #B5615B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5615B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #B5615B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5615b; }
.text { color: #b5615b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5615b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 97 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5615b, #b58e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B5615B?: #B5615B 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 #B5615B?: The RGB value is 181, 97, 91: 181 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5615B?: The complementary color is #5BAFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5615B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.