What color is #B07426?

#B07426 is a moderate orange known as Hamtaro Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hamtaro Brown?

The RGB value is 176, 116, 38: 176 red, 116 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hamtaro Brown?

The complementary color is #2662B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07426?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hamtaro Brown color: hex code #B07426

#B07426 rgb(176, 116, 38)

Shades of brown

Hamtaro Brown has the hex code #B07426. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 45.5% green and 14.9% blue (176, 116, 38).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 64% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 78% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

Hamtaro Brown (#B07426) color codes

HEX	`#B07426`
RGB	`rgb(176, 116, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 45.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 64%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 78%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 78%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 17, 50.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 52.83, 71.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.502, 21.863, 4.763)`
Decimal	`11564070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hamtaro Brown, 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 #B07426	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07426 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #B07426 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07426; }
.text { color: #b07426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07426; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 116 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07426, #a7b026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B07426 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B07426?: #B07426 is a moderate orange known as Hamtaro Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hamtaro Brown?: The RGB value is 176, 116, 38: 176 red, 116 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hamtaro Brown?: The complementary color is #2662B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07426?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.