What color is #B19C86?

#B19C86 is a grayish orange known as Weathered Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Weathered Wood?

The RGB value is 177, 156, 134: 177 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Weathered Wood?

The complementary color is #869BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Weathered Wood color: hex code #B19C86

#B19C86 rgb(177, 156, 134)

Shades of brown

Weathered Wood has the hex code #B19C86. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.2% green and 52.5% blue (177, 156, 134).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

Weathered Wood (#B19C86) color codes

HEX	`#B19C86`
RGB	`rgb(177, 156, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, 4.21, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 14.97, 73.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.323, 34.846, 27.468)`
Decimal	`11639942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Weathered Wood, 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 #B19C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #B19C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19c86; }
.text { color: #b19c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 156 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19c86, #b1b186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #B19C86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B19C86?: #B19C86 is a grayish orange known as Weathered Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Weathered Wood?: The RGB value is 177, 156, 134: 177 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Weathered Wood?: The complementary color is #869BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.