What color is #B09381?

#B09381 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09381?

The RGB value is 176, 147, 129: 176 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09381?

The complementary color is #819EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09381 color

#B09381 rgb(176, 147, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B09381 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (176, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#B09381 color codes

HEX	`#B09381`
RGB	`rgb(176, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 8.06, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 15.8, 59.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.301, 31.684, 25.179)`
Decimal	`11572097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09381, 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 #B09381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #B09381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09381; }
.text { color: #b09381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09381, #b0ab81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B09381?: #B09381 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09381?: The RGB value is 176, 147, 129: 176 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09381?: The complementary color is #819EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.