What color is #B66A50?

#B66A50 is a desaturated orange known as Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Clay?

The RGB value is 182, 106, 80: 182 red, 106 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Clay?

The complementary color is #509CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66A50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Clay color: hex code #B66A50

#B66A50 rgb(182, 106, 80)

Shades of brown

Clay has the hex code #B66A50. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 41.6% green and 31.4% blue (182, 106, 80).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 41% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 56% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

Clay (#B66A50) color codes

HEX	`#B66A50`
RGB	`rgb(182, 106, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 41.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 41%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 56%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 27.72, 27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 39.12, 44.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.895, 20.835, 10.246)`
Decimal	`11954768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Clay, 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 #B66A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #B66A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66a50; }
.text { color: #b66a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 106 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66a50, #b69d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #B66A50 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B66A50?: #B66A50 is a desaturated orange known as Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Clay?: The RGB value is 182, 106, 80: 182 red, 106 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Clay?: The complementary color is #509CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66A50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.