What color is #B2976F?

#B2976F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2976F?

The RGB value is 178, 151, 111: 178 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2976F?

The complementary color is #6F8AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2976F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2976F color

#B2976F rgb(178, 151, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2976F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 59.2% green and 43.5% blue (178, 151, 111).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#B2976F color codes

HEX	`#B2976F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 151, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 59.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 38%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 4.27, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 25.19, 80.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.297, 32.747, 19.655)`
Decimal	`11704175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2976F, 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 #B2976F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2976F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #B2976F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2976f; }
.text { color: #b2976f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2976f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 151 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2976f, #abb26f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B2976F?: #B2976F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2976F?: The RGB value is 178, 151, 111: 178 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2976F?: The complementary color is #6F8AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2976F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.