What color is #B08160?

#B08160 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08160?

The RGB value is 176, 129, 96: 176 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08160?

The complementary color is #608FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08160 color

#B08160 rgb(176, 129, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B08160 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 50.6% green and 37.6% blue (176, 129, 96).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 45% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#B08160 color codes

HEX	`#B08160`
RGB	`rgb(176, 129, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 50.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 45%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, 13.96, 24.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 28.62, 60.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.867, 25.777, 14.572)`
Decimal	`11567456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08160, 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 #B08160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #B08160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08160; }
.text { color: #b08160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 129 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08160, #b0a960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B08160?: #B08160 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08160?: The RGB value is 176, 129, 96: 176 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08160?: The complementary color is #608FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.