What color is #B59997?

#B59997 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 #B59997?

The RGB value is 181, 153, 151: 181 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59997?

The complementary color is #97B3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59997 color

#B59997 rgb(181, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59997 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (181, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#B59997 color codes

HEX	`#B59997`
RGB	`rgb(181, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, 10.04, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 11.18, 26.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.033, 34.842, 34.099)`
Decimal	`11901335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59997, 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 #B59997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #B59997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59997; }
.text { color: #b59997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59997, #b5a897); }

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Questions

What color is #B59997?: #B59997 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 #B59997?: The RGB value is 181, 153, 151: 181 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59997?: The complementary color is #97B3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.