What color is #B06D3B?

#B06D3B is a desaturated orange known as Ginger Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ginger Dough?

The RGB value is 176, 109, 59: 176 red, 109 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ginger Dough?

The complementary color is #3B7EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06D3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ginger Dough color: hex code #B06D3B

#B06D3B rgb(176, 109, 59)

Shades of brown

Ginger Dough has the hex code #B06D3B. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 42.7% green and 23.1% blue (176, 109, 59).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 50% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 66% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

Ginger Dough (#B06D3B) color codes

HEX	`#B06D3B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 109, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 42.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 50%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 66%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 66%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 22, 38.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 44.32, 60.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.164, 20.485, 6.818)`
Decimal	`11562299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ginger Dough, 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 #B06D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #B06D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06d3b; }
.text { color: #b06d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 109 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06d3b, #b0a73b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B06D3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B06D3B?: #B06D3B is a desaturated orange known as Ginger Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ginger Dough?: The RGB value is 176, 109, 59: 176 red, 109 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ginger Dough?: The complementary color is #3B7EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06D3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.