What color is #B59582?

#B59582 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59582?

The RGB value is 181, 149, 130: 181 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59582?

The complementary color is #82A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59582 color

#B59582 rgb(181, 149, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B59582 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58.4% green and 51% blue (181, 149, 130).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#B59582 color codes

HEX	`#B59582`
RGB	`rgb(181, 149, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, 9.07, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 17.13, 58.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.833, 32.932, 25.689)`
Decimal	`11900290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59582, 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 #B59582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #B59582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59582; }
.text { color: #b59582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 149 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59582, #b5af82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59582?: #B59582 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59582?: The RGB value is 181, 149, 130: 181 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59582?: The complementary color is #82A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.