What color is #B58383?

#B58383 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58383?

The RGB value is 181, 131, 131: 181 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58383?

The complementary color is #83B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58383 color

#B58383 rgb(181, 131, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #B58383 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 51.4% green and 51.4% blue (181, 131, 131).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#B58383 color codes

HEX	`#B58383`
RGB	`rgb(181, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 19.25, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 20.7, 21.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.27, 27.697, 25.167)`
Decimal	`11895683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58383, 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 #B58383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B58383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #B58383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58383; }
.text { color: #b58383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58383, #b59c83); }

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Questions

What color is #B58383?: #B58383 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58383?: The RGB value is 181, 131, 131: 181 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58383?: The complementary color is #83B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.