What color is #B59387?

#B59387 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59387?

The RGB value is 181, 147, 135: 181 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59387?

The complementary color is #87A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59387 color

#B59387 rgb(181, 147, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B59387 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (181, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#B59387 color codes

HEX	`#B59387`
RGB	`rgb(181, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 10.9, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 15.6, 45.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.863, 32.442, 27.395)`
Decimal	`11899783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59387, 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 #B59387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #B59387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59387; }
.text { color: #b59387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59387, #b5aa87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59387?: #B59387 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59387?: The RGB value is 181, 147, 135: 181 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59387?: The complementary color is #87A9B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.