What color is #B7410E?

#B7410E is a vivid orange known as Rust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rust?

The RGB value is 183, 65, 14: 183 red, 65 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rust?

The complementary color is #0E84B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7410E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rust color: hex code #B7410E

#B7410E rgb(183, 65, 14)

Shades of orange

Rust has the hex code #B7410E. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 25.5% green and 5.5% blue (183, 65, 14).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 86% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 92% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Rust (#B7410E) color codes

HEX	`#B7410E`
RGB	`rgb(183, 65, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 25.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 86%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 92%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 45.76, 51.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 68.6, 48.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.501, 13.883, 1.963)`
Decimal	`12009742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rust, 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 #B7410E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B7410E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	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 #B7410E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7410e; }
.text { color: #b7410e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7410e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 65 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7410e, #b7950e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B7410E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B7410E?: #B7410E is a vivid orange known as Rust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rust?: The RGB value is 183, 65, 14: 183 red, 65 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rust?: The complementary color is #0E84B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7410E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.