What color is #B09E8C?

#B09E8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09E8C?

The RGB value is 176, 158, 140: 176 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09E8C?

The complementary color is #8C9EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09E8C color

#B09E8C rgb(176, 158, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09E8C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 62% green and 54.9% blue (176, 158, 140).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Wood (#B19C86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#B09E8C color codes

HEX	`#B09E8C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 158, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 62%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, 3.63, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 12.36, 72.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.865, 35.578, 29.837)`
Decimal	`11574924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09E8C, 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 #B09E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #B09E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09e8c; }
.text { color: #b09e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 158 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09e8c, #b0b08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B09E8C?: #B09E8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09E8C?: The RGB value is 176, 158, 140: 176 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09E8C?: The complementary color is #8C9EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.