What color is #B16E46?

#B16E46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B16E46?

The RGB value is 177, 110, 70: 177 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16E46?

The complementary color is #4689B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16E46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16E46 color

#B16E46 rgb(177, 110, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B16E46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 43.1% green and 27.5% blue (177, 110, 70).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 60% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dune Spice (#B66E45), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#B16E46 color codes

HEX	`#B16E46`
RGB	`rgb(177, 110, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 43.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 22.64, 33.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 40.18, 55.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.815, 20.943, 8.529)`
Decimal	`11628102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16E46, 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 #B16E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #B16E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16e46; }
.text { color: #b16e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 110 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16e46, #b1a346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B16E46?: #B16E46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B16E46?: The RGB value is 177, 110, 70: 177 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16E46?: The complementary color is #4689B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16E46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.