What color is #B08F42?

#B08F42 is a desaturated orange known as Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pirate’s Hook?

The RGB value is 176, 143, 66: 176 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pirate’s Hook?

The complementary color is #4263B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08F42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pirate’s Hook color: hex code #B08F42

#B08F42 rgb(176, 143, 66)

Shades of brown

Pirate’s Hook has the hex code #B08F42. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.1% green and 25.9% blue (176, 143, 66).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 63% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

Pirate’s Hook (#B08F42) color codes

HEX	`#B08F42`
RGB	`rgb(176, 143, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 63%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 3.51, 44.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 44.88, 85.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.712, 29.27, 9.291)`
Decimal	`11571010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pirate’s Hook, 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 #B08F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #B08F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08f42; }
.text { color: #b08f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 143 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08f42, #9ab042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #B08F42 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B08F42?: #B08F42 is a desaturated orange known as Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pirate’s Hook?: The RGB value is 176, 143, 66: 176 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pirate’s Hook?: The complementary color is #4263B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08F42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.