What color is #B25E31?

#B25E31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B25E31?

The RGB value is 178, 94, 49: 178 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B25E31?

The complementary color is #3185B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B25E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B25E31 color

#B25E31 rgb(178, 94, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B25E31 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 36.9% green and 19.2% blue (178, 94, 49).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 57% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 72% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Monument Valley (#AD5C34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#B25E31 color codes

HEX	`#B25E31`
RGB	`rgb(178, 94, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 36.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 57%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 72%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 72%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 30.51, 40.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 50.4, 52.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.919, 17.695, 5.114)`
Decimal	`11689521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B25E31, 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 #B25E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B25E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B25E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b25e31; }
.text { color: #b25e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b25e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 94 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b25e31, #b29f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B25E31?: #B25E31 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B25E31?: The RGB value is 178, 94, 49: 178 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B25E31?: The complementary color is #3185B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B25E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.