What color is #B95D4A?

#B95D4A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B95D4A?

The RGB value is 185, 93, 74: 185 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B95D4A?

The complementary color is #4AA6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95D4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B95D4A color

#B95D4A rgb(185, 93, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B95D4A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 36.5% green and 29% blue (185, 93, 74).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 60% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Tandoori (#BB5C4D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#B95D4A color codes

HEX	`#B95D4A`
RGB	`rgb(185, 93, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 36.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 60%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 60%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, 35.42, 27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 45.12, 38.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.16, 18.64, 8.75)`
Decimal	`12148042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B95D4A, 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 #B95D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B95D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95d4a; }
.text { color: #b95d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 93 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95d4a, #b9944a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B95D4A?: #B95D4A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B95D4A?: The RGB value is 185, 93, 74: 185 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B95D4A?: The complementary color is #4AA6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95D4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.