What color is #B05842?

#B05842 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B05842?

The RGB value is 176, 88, 66: 176 red, 88 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B05842?

The complementary color is #429AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B05842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B05842 color

#B05842 rgb(176, 88, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B05842 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 34.5% green and 25.9% blue (176, 88, 66).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 63% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chilli (#B7513A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#B05842 color codes

HEX	`#B05842`
RGB	`rgb(176, 88, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 34.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, 33.93, 29.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 44.72, 40.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.379, 16.605, 7.18)`
Decimal	`11556930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B05842, 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 #B05842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B05842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #B05842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b05842; }
.text { color: #b05842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b05842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 88 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b05842, #b08f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B05842?: #B05842 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B05842?: The RGB value is 176, 88, 66: 176 red, 88 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B05842?: The complementary color is #429AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B05842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.