What color is #B58783?

#B58783 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58783?

The RGB value is 181, 135, 131: 181 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58783?

The complementary color is #83B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58783 color

#B58783 rgb(181, 135, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #B58783 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 52.9% green and 51.4% blue (181, 135, 131).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#B58783 color codes

HEX	`#B58783`
RGB	`rgb(181, 135, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 52.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 17.01, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 19.26, 27.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.817, 28.792, 25.35)`
Decimal	`11896707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58783, 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 #B58783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B58783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #B58783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58783; }
.text { color: #b58783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 135 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58783, #b5a083); }

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Questions

What color is #B58783?: #B58783 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58783?: The RGB value is 181, 135, 131: 181 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58783?: The complementary color is #83B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.