What color is #B66325?

#B66325 is a moderate orange known as Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polished Copper?

The RGB value is 182, 99, 37: 182 red, 99 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polished Copper?

The complementary color is #2578B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66325?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polished Copper color: hex code #B66325

#B66325 rgb(182, 99, 37)

Shades of brown

Polished Copper has the hex code #B66325. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 38.8% green and 14.5% blue (182, 99, 37).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 66% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 80% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

Polished Copper (#B66325) color codes

HEX	`#B66325`
RGB	`rgb(182, 99, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 38.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 66%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 80%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 80%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, 28.95, 47.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 55.78, 58.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.089, 19.005, 4.15)`
Decimal	`11952933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polished 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 #B66325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #B66325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66325; }
.text { color: #b66325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 99 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66325, #b6ab25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #B66325 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B66325?: #B66325 is a moderate orange known as Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polished Copper?: The RGB value is 182, 99, 37: 182 red, 99 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polished Copper?: The complementary color is #2578B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66325?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.