What color is #B05A2F?

#B05A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B05A2F?

The RGB value is 176, 90, 47: 176 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B05A2F?

The complementary color is #2F85B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B05A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B05A2F color

#B05A2F rgb(176, 90, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B05A2F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 35.3% green and 18.4% blue (176, 90, 47).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 58% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 73% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monument Valley (#AD5C34), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#B05A2F color codes

HEX	`#B05A2F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 90, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 35.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 58%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 73%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 73%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, 31.73, 39.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 50.9, 51.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.076, 16.75, 4.759)`
Decimal	`11557423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B05A2F, 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 #B05A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B05A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #B05A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b05a2f; }
.text { color: #b05a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b05a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 90 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b05a2f, #b09b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B05A2F?: #B05A2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B05A2F?: The RGB value is 176, 90, 47: 176 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B05A2F?: The complementary color is #2F85B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B05A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.