What color is #B19A88?

#B19A88 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19A88?

The RGB value is 177, 154, 136: 177 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19A88?

The complementary color is #889FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19A88 color

#B19A88 rgb(177, 154, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19A88 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60.4% green and 53.3% blue (177, 154, 136).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#B19A88 color codes

HEX	`#B19A88`
RGB	`rgb(177, 154, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 5.61, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 13.78, 65.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.131, 34.237, 28.098)`
Decimal	`11639432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19A88, 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 #B19A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #B19A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19a88; }
.text { color: #b19a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 154 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19a88, #b1af88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B19A88?: #B19A88 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19A88?: The RGB value is 177, 154, 136: 177 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19A88?: The complementary color is #889FB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.