What color is #B59C97?

#B59C97 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 #B59C97?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 151: 181 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59C97?

The complementary color is #97B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59C97 color

#B59C97 rgb(181, 156, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59C97 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (181, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% 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 8.17:1).

#B59C97 color codes

HEX	`#B59C97`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 8.38, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 10.32, 35.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.53, 35.836, 34.265)`
Decimal	`11902103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59C97, 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 #B59C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #B59C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59c97; }
.text { color: #b59c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59c97, #b5ab97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B59C97?: #B59C97 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 #B59C97?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 151: 181 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59C97?: The complementary color is #97B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.