What color is #B96D58?

#B96D58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96D58?

The RGB value is 185, 109, 88: 185 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96D58?

The complementary color is #58A4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96D58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96D58 color

#B96D58 rgb(185, 109, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B96D58 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 42.7% green and 34.5% blue (185, 109, 88).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 52% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Spiced (#BB715B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#B96D58 color codes

HEX	`#B96D58`
RGB	`rgb(185, 109, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 42.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 52%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, 28, 24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 37.32, 41.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.239, 21.959, 12.035)`
Decimal	`12152152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96D58, 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 #B96D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #B96D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96d58; }
.text { color: #b96d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 109 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96d58, #b99d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #B96D58?: #B96D58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96D58?: The RGB value is 185, 109, 88: 185 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96D58?: The complementary color is #58A4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96D58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.