What color is #B16134?

#B16134 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Boho Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B16134?

The RGB value is 177, 97, 52: 177 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16134?

The complementary color is #3484B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16134?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16134 color

#B16134 rgb(177, 97, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B16134 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 38% green and 20.4% blue (177, 97, 52).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 55% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 71% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Boho Copper (#B96033), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#B16134 color codes

HEX	`#B16134`
RGB	`rgb(177, 97, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 38%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 55%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 71%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 71%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 28.63, 39.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 48.48, 53.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.028, 18.147, 5.538)`
Decimal	`11624756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16134, 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 #B16134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B16134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #B16134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16134; }
.text { color: #b16134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 97 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16134, #b1a034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B16134?: #B16134 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Boho Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B16134?: The RGB value is 177, 97, 52: 177 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16134?: The complementary color is #3484B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16134?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.