What color is #B96B65?

#B96B65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96B65?

The RGB value is 185, 107, 101: 185 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96B65?

The complementary color is #65B3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96B65 color

#B96B65 rgb(185, 107, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #B96B65 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 42% green and 39.6% blue (185, 107, 101).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#B96B65 color codes

HEX	`#B96B65`
RGB	`rgb(185, 107, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 42%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 30.37, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 34.75, 29.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.616, 21.772, 15.057)`
Decimal	`12151653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96B65, 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 #B96B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #B96B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96b65; }
.text { color: #b96b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 107 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96b65, #b99565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B96B65?: #B96B65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96B65?: The RGB value is 185, 107, 101: 185 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96B65?: The complementary color is #65B3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.