What color is #B3861E?

#B3861E is a moderate orange known as Arrowwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arrowwood?

The RGB value is 179, 134, 30: 179 red, 134 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arrowwood?

The complementary color is #1E4BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3861E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arrowwood color: hex code #B3861E

#B3861E rgb(179, 134, 30)

Shades of orange

Arrowwood has the hex code #B3861E. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.5% green and 11.8% blue (179, 134, 30).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 71% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 83% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

Arrowwood (#B3861E) color codes

HEX	`#B3861E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 134, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 71%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 83%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 83%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, 8.02, 57.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 58.03, 82.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.352, 26.73, 4.947)`
Decimal	`11765278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arrowwood, 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 #B3861E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B3861E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #B3861E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3861e; }
.text { color: #b3861e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3861e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 134 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3861e, #96b31e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B3861E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3861E?: #B3861E is a moderate orange known as Arrowwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arrowwood?: The RGB value is 179, 134, 30: 179 red, 134 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arrowwood?: The complementary color is #1E4BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3861E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.