What color is #B09976?

#B09976 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09976?

The RGB value is 176, 153, 118: 176 red, 153 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09976?

The complementary color is #768DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09976 color

#B09976 rgb(176, 153, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B09976 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60% green and 46.3% blue (176, 153, 118).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#B09976 color codes

HEX	`#B09976`
RGB	`rgb(176, 153, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 3.23, 21.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 21.8, 81.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.566, 33.322, 21.852)`
Decimal	`11573622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09976, 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 #B09976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #B09976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09976; }
.text { color: #b09976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 153 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09976, #aab076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B09976?: #B09976 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09976?: The RGB value is 176, 153, 118: 176 red, 153 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09976?: The complementary color is #768DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.