What color is #B58E86?

#B58E86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58E86?

The RGB value is 181, 142, 134: 181 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58E86?

The complementary color is #86ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58E86 color

#B58E86 rgb(181, 142, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B58E86 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 55.7% green and 52.5% blue (181, 142, 134).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#B58E86 color codes

HEX	`#B58E86`
RGB	`rgb(181, 142, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 55.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, 13.53, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 16.77, 36.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.033, 30.892, 26.773)`
Decimal	`11898502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58E86, 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 #B58E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B58E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #B58E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58e86; }
.text { color: #b58e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 142 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58e86, #b5a586); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B58E86?: #B58E86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58E86?: The RGB value is 181, 142, 134: 181 red, 142 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58E86?: The complementary color is #86ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.