What color is #B87333?

#B87333 is a moderate orange known as Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Copper?

The RGB value is 184, 115, 51: 184 red, 115 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Copper?

The complementary color is #3378B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B87333?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Copper color: hex code #B87333

#B87333 rgb(184, 115, 51)

Shades of brown

Copper has the hex code #B87333. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 45.1% green and 20% blue (184, 115, 51).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 57% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 72% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

Copper (#B87333) color codes

HEX	`#B87333`
RGB	`rgb(184, 115, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 45.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 57%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 72%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, 21.65, 45.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 50.3, 64.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.498, 22.693, 6.116)`
Decimal	`12088115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Copper, 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 #B87333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B87333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #B87333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b87333; }
.text { color: #b87333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b87333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 115 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b87333, #b8b533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B87333 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B87333?: #B87333 is a moderate orange known as Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Copper?: The RGB value is 184, 115, 51: 184 red, 115 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Copper?: The complementary color is #3378B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B87333?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.