What color is #B59192?

#B59192 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 #B59192?

The RGB value is 181, 145, 146: 181 red, 145 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59192?

The complementary color is #91B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59192 color

#B59192 rgb(181, 145, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #B59192 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.9% green and 57.3% blue (181, 145, 146).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#B59192 color codes

HEX	`#B59192`
RGB	`rgb(181, 145, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 13.69, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 14.44, 18.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.37, 32.151, 31.584)`
Decimal	`11899282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59192, 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 #B59192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #B59192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59192; }
.text { color: #b59192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 145 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59192, #b5a291); }

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Questions

What color is #B59192?: #B59192 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 #B59192?: The RGB value is 181, 145, 146: 181 red, 145 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59192?: The complementary color is #91B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.