What color is #B59F8F?

#B59F8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59F8F?

The RGB value is 181, 159, 143: 181 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59F8F?

The complementary color is #8FA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59F8F color

#B59F8F rgb(181, 159, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59F8F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.4% green and 56.1% blue (181, 159, 143).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B59F8F color codes

HEX	`#B59F8F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 159, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, 5.47, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 12.57, 64.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.412, 36.604, 31.129)`
Decimal	`11902863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59F8F, 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 #B59F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #B59F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59f8f; }
.text { color: #b59f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 159 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59f8f, #b5b28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B59F8F?: #B59F8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59F8F?: The RGB value is 181, 159, 143: 181 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59F8F?: The complementary color is #8FA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.