What color is #B95F69?

#B95F69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B95F69?

The RGB value is 185, 95, 105: 185 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B95F69?

The complementary color is #5FB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B95F69 color

#B95F69 rgb(185, 95, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #B95F69 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 37.3% green and 41.2% blue (185, 95, 105).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#B95F69 color codes

HEX	`#B95F69`
RGB	`rgb(185, 95, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 37.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, 37.21, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 38.83, 16.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.651, 19.521, 15.726)`
Decimal	`12148585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B95F69, 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 #B95F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #B95F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95f69; }
.text { color: #b95f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 95 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95f69, #b9825f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B95F69?: #B95F69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B95F69?: The RGB value is 185, 95, 105: 185 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B95F69?: The complementary color is #5FB9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.