What color is #B19488?

#B19488 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 #B19488?

The RGB value is 177, 148, 136: 177 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19488?

The complementary color is #88A5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19488 color

#B19488 rgb(177, 148, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19488 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58% green and 53.3% blue (177, 148, 136).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#B19488 color codes

HEX	`#B19488`
RGB	`rgb(177, 148, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 8.93, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 13.7, 49.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.166, 32.306, 27.776)`
Decimal	`11637896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19488, 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 #B19488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #B19488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19488; }
.text { color: #b19488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 148 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19488, #b1a988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B19488?: #B19488 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 #B19488?: The RGB value is 177, 148, 136: 177 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19488?: The complementary color is #88A5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.