What color is #B7A28E?

#B7A28E is a light, grayish orange known as Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hickory?

The RGB value is 183, 162, 142: 183 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hickory?

The complementary color is #8EA3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hickory color: hex code #B7A28E

#B7A28E rgb(183, 162, 142)

Shades of brown

Hickory has the hex code #B7A28E. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.5% green and 55.7% blue (183, 162, 142).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

Hickory (#B7A28E) color codes

HEX	`#B7A28E`
RGB	`rgb(183, 162, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 4.45, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 13.95, 71.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.331, 37.862, 30.928)`
Decimal	`12034702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hickory, 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 #B7A28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B7A28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a28e; }
.text { color: #b7a28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 162 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a28e, #b7b68e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #B7A28E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B7A28E?: #B7A28E is a light, grayish orange known as Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hickory?: The RGB value is 183, 162, 142: 183 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hickory?: The complementary color is #8EA3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.