What color is #B19E73?

#B19E73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19E73?

The RGB value is 177, 158, 115: 177 red, 158 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19E73?

The complementary color is #7386B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19E73 color

#B19E73 rgb(177, 158, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B19E73 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62% green and 45.1% blue (177, 158, 115).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#B19E73 color codes

HEX	`#B19E73`
RGB	`rgb(177, 158, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, 0.53, 25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 25.05, 88.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.453, 35.04, 21.217)`
Decimal	`11640435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19E73, 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 #B19E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #B19E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19e73; }
.text { color: #b19e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 158 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19e73, #a5b173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B19E73?: #B19E73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19E73?: The RGB value is 177, 158, 115: 177 red, 158 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19E73?: The complementary color is #7386B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.