What color is #B29143?

#B29143 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29143?

The RGB value is 178, 145, 67: 178 red, 145 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29143?

The complementary color is #4364B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29143?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29143 color

#B29143 rgb(178, 145, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B29143 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.9% green and 26.3% blue (178, 145, 67).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 45% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 62% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pirate’s Hook (#B08F42), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#B29143 color codes

HEX	`#B29143`
RGB	`rgb(178, 145, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 56.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 45%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 62%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 62%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 3.36, 45.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 45.27, 85.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.5, 30.123, 9.57)`
Decimal	`11702595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29143, 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 #B29143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #B29143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29143; }
.text { color: #b29143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 145 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29143, #9bb243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #B29143?: #B29143 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29143?: The RGB value is 178, 145, 67: 178 red, 145 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29143?: The complementary color is #4364B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29143?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.