What color is #B09385?

#B09385 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09385?

The RGB value is 176, 147, 133: 176 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09385?

The complementary color is #85A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09385 color

#B09385 rgb(176, 147, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B09385 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (176, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#B09385 color codes

HEX	`#B09385`
RGB	`rgb(176, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.17, 8.64, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.17, 14.36, 52.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.572, 31.792, 26.606)`
Decimal	`11572101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09385, 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 #B09385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #B09385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09385; }
.text { color: #b09385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09385, #b0a985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B09385?: #B09385 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09385?: The RGB value is 176, 147, 133: 176 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09385?: The complementary color is #85A2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.