What color is #B94E41?

#B94E41 is a desaturated red known as Conker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Conker?

The RGB value is 185, 78, 65: 185 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Conker?

The complementary color is #41ACB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B94E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Conker color: hex code #B94E41

#B94E41 rgb(185, 78, 65)

Shades of brown

Conker has the hex code #B94E41. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (185, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 65% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

Conker (#B94E41) color codes

HEX	`#B94E41`
RGB	`rgb(185, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 65%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 65%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 42.38, 29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 51.52, 34.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.688, 16.148, 6.869)`
Decimal	`12144193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Conker, 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 #B94E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B94E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	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 #B94E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b94e41; }
.text { color: #b94e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b94e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b94e41, #b98a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #B94E41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B94E41?: #B94E41 is a desaturated red known as Conker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Conker?: The RGB value is 185, 78, 65: 185 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Conker?: The complementary color is #41ACB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B94E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.