What color is #B59F9A?

#B59F9A 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 #B59F9A?

The RGB value is 181, 159, 154: 181 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59F9A?

The complementary color is #9AB0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59F9A color

#B59F9A rgb(181, 159, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59F9A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.4% green and 60.4% blue (181, 159, 154).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#B59F9A color codes

HEX	`#B59F9A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 159, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, 7.22, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 9.12, 37.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.287, 36.954, 35.734)`
Decimal	`11902874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59F9A, 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 #B59F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #B59F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59f9a; }
.text { color: #b59f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 159 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59f9a, #b5ad9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B59F9A?: #B59F9A 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 #B59F9A?: The RGB value is 181, 159, 154: 181 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59F9A?: The complementary color is #9AB0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.