What color is #B19287?

#B19287 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19287?

The RGB value is 177, 146, 135: 177 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19287?

The complementary color is #87A6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19287 color

#B19287 rgb(177, 146, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19287 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.3% green and 52.9% blue (177, 146, 135).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B19287 color codes

HEX	`#B19287`
RGB	`rgb(177, 146, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.06, 9.89, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.06, 14.2, 45.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.784, 31.655, 27.3)`
Decimal	`11637383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19287, 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 #B19287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B19287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19287; }
.text { color: #b19287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 146 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19287, #b1a787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B19287?: #B19287 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19287?: The RGB value is 177, 146, 135: 177 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19287?: The complementary color is #87A6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.