What color is #B1907E?

#B1907E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1907E?

The RGB value is 177, 144, 126: 177 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1907E?

The complementary color is #7E9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1907E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1907E color

#B1907E rgb(177, 144, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1907E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 56.5% green and 49.4% blue (177, 144, 126).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#B1907E color codes

HEX	`#B1907E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 144, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 56.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 9.7, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 17.24, 55.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.871, 30.801, 24.001)`
Decimal	`11636862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1907E, 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 #B1907E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1907E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #B1907E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1907e; }
.text { color: #b1907e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1907e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 144 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1907e, #b1aa7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B1907E?: #B1907E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1907E?: The RGB value is 177, 144, 126: 177 red, 144 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1907E?: The complementary color is #7E9FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1907E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.