What color is #B5918F?

#B5918F 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 #B5918F?

The RGB value is 181, 145, 143: 181 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5918F?

The complementary color is #8FB3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5918F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5918F color

#B5918F rgb(181, 145, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #B5918F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.9% green and 56.1% blue (181, 145, 143).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#B5918F color codes

HEX	`#B5918F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 145, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, 13.22, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 14.6, 25.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.14, 32.059, 30.371)`
Decimal	`11899279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5918F, 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 #B5918F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5918F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #B5918F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5918f; }
.text { color: #b5918f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5918f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 145 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5918f, #b5a48f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5918F?: #B5918F 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 #B5918F?: The RGB value is 181, 145, 143: 181 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5918F?: The complementary color is #8FB3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5918F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.