What color is #B17754?

#B17754 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17754?

The RGB value is 177, 119, 84: 177 red, 119 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17754?

The complementary color is #548EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17754?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17754 color

#B17754 rgb(177, 119, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B17754 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 46.7% green and 32.9% blue (177, 119, 84).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Not yet Caramel (#B1714C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#B17754 color codes

HEX	`#B17754`
RGB	`rgb(177, 119, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 46.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, 18.79, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 34.05, 56.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.33, 23.183, 11.474)`
Decimal	`11630420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17754, 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 #B17754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #B17754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17754; }
.text { color: #b17754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 119 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17754, #b1a554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B17754?: #B17754 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17754?: The RGB value is 177, 119, 84: 177 red, 119 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17754?: The complementary color is #548EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17754?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.