What color is #B29582?

#B29582 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29582?

The RGB value is 178, 149, 130: 178 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29582?

The complementary color is #829FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29582 color

#B29582 rgb(178, 149, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B29582 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.4% green and 51% blue (178, 149, 130).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#B29582 color codes

HEX	`#B29582`
RGB	`rgb(178, 149, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.81, 7.88, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.81, 16.14, 60.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.137, 32.573, 25.656)`
Decimal	`11703682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29582, 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 #B29582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #B29582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29582; }
.text { color: #b29582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 149 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29582, #b2ad82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B29582?: #B29582 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29582?: The RGB value is 178, 149, 130: 178 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29582?: The complementary color is #829FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.