What color is #B19281?

#B19281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19281?

The RGB value is 177, 146, 129: 177 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19281?

The complementary color is #81A0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19281 color

#B19281 rgb(177, 146, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19281 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (177, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#B19281 color codes

HEX	`#B19281`
RGB	`rgb(177, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, 9.01, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 16.13, 56.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.373, 31.491, 25.138)`
Decimal	`11637377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19281, 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 #B19281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #B19281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19281; }
.text { color: #b19281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19281, #b1aa81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B19281?: #B19281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19281?: The RGB value is 177, 146, 129: 177 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19281?: The complementary color is #81A0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.