What color is #B29282?

#B29282 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29282?

The RGB value is 178, 146, 130: 178 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29282?

The complementary color is #82A2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29282 color

#B29282 rgb(178, 146, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B29282 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 57.3% green and 51% blue (178, 146, 130).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B29282 color codes

HEX	`#B29282`
RGB	`rgb(178, 146, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 57.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 9.55, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 16.13, 53.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.669, 31.636, 25.5)`
Decimal	`11702914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29282, 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 #B29282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B29282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29282; }
.text { color: #b29282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 146 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29282, #b2aa82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B29282?: #B29282 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29282?: The RGB value is 178, 146, 130: 178 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29282?: The complementary color is #82A2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.