What color is #B9958A?

#B9958A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9958A?

The RGB value is 185, 149, 138: 185 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9958A?

The complementary color is #8AAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9958A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9958A color

#B9958A rgb(185, 149, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9958A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.4% green and 54.1% blue (185, 149, 138).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#B9958A color codes

HEX	`#B9958A`
RGB	`rgb(185, 149, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, 11.79, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 16.06, 42.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.343, 33.646, 28.672)`
Decimal	`12162442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9958A, 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 #B9958A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9958A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #B9958A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9958a; }
.text { color: #b9958a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9958a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 149 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9958a, #b9ad8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B9958A?: #B9958A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9958A?: The RGB value is 185, 149, 138: 185 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9958A?: The complementary color is #8AAEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9958A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.