What color is #B59499?

#B59499 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 #B59499?

The RGB value is 181, 148, 153: 181 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59499?

The complementary color is #94B5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59499 color

#B59499 rgb(181, 148, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #B59499 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58% green and 60% blue (181, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#B59499 color codes

HEX	`#B59499`
RGB	`rgb(181, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, 13.15, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 13.3, 8.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.396, 33.305, 34.695)`
Decimal	`11900057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59499, 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 #B59499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #B59499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59499; }
.text { color: #b59499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59499, #b5a094); }

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Questions

What color is #B59499?: #B59499 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 #B59499?: The RGB value is 181, 148, 153: 181 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59499?: The complementary color is #94B5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.