What color is #B19C81?

#B19C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19C81?

The RGB value is 177, 156, 129: 177 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19C81?

The complementary color is #8196B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19C81 color

#B19C81 rgb(177, 156, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19C81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (177, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B19C81 color codes

HEX	`#B19C81`
RGB	`rgb(177, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 3.49, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 17.35, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.983, 34.71, 25.674)`
Decimal	`11639937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19C81, 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 #B19C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #B19C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19c81; }
.text { color: #b19c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19c81, #aeb181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B19C81?: #B19C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19C81?: The RGB value is 177, 156, 129: 177 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19C81?: The complementary color is #8196B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.