What color is #B58F95?

#B58F95 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58F95?

The RGB value is 181, 143, 149: 181 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58F95?

The complementary color is #8FB5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58F95 color

#B58F95 rgb(181, 143, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #B58F95 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (181, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B58F95 color codes

HEX	`#B58F95`
RGB	`rgb(181, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 15.28, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 15.45, 8.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.303, 31.64, 32.728)`
Decimal	`11898773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58F95, 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 #B58F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B58F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B58F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58f95; }
.text { color: #b58f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58f95, #b59c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B58F95?: #B58F95 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58F95?: The RGB value is 181, 143, 149: 181 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58F95?: The complementary color is #8FB5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.