What color is #B27543?

#B27543 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27543?

The RGB value is 178, 117, 67: 178 red, 117 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27543?

The complementary color is #4380B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27543?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27543 color

#B27543 rgb(178, 117, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B27543 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 45.9% green and 26.3% blue (178, 117, 67).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 45% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 62% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rocky Racoon (#B27A47), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#B27543 color codes

HEX	`#B27543`
RGB	`rgb(178, 117, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 45.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 45%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 62%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, 18.94, 36.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 41.53, 62.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.736, 22.595, 8.315)`
Decimal	`11695427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27543, 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 #B27543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #B27543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27543; }
.text { color: #b27543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 117 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27543, #b2ac43); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B27543?: #B27543 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27543?: The RGB value is 178, 117, 67: 178 red, 117 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27543?: The complementary color is #4380B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27543?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.