What color is #B59993?

#B59993 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59993?

The RGB value is 181, 153, 147: 181 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59993?

The complementary color is #93AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59993 color

#B59993 rgb(181, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59993 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (181, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B59993 color codes

HEX	`#B59993`
RGB	`rgb(181, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 9.4, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 11.73, 36.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.714, 34.714, 32.417)`
Decimal	`11901331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59993, 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 #B59993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #B59993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59993; }
.text { color: #b59993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59993, #b5aa93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59993?: #B59993 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59993?: The RGB value is 181, 153, 147: 181 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59993?: The complementary color is #93AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.