What color is #B59B9D?

#B59B9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59B9D?

The RGB value is 181, 155, 157: 181 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59B9D?

The complementary color is #9BB5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59B9D color

#B59B9D rgb(181, 155, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59B9D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60.8% green and 61.6% blue (181, 155, 157).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#B59B9D color codes

HEX	`#B59B9D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 155, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 9.93, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 10.24, 14.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.863, 35.702, 36.841)`
Decimal	`11901853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59B9D, 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 #B59B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #B59B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59b9d; }
.text { color: #b59b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 155 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59b9d, #b5a69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59B9D?: #B59B9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59B9D?: The RGB value is 181, 155, 157: 181 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59B9D?: The complementary color is #9BB5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.