What color is #B35330?

#B35330 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B35330?

The RGB value is 179, 83, 48: 179 red, 83 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B35330?

The complementary color is #3090B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B35330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B35330 color

#B35330 rgb(179, 83, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B35330 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 32.5% green and 18.8% blue (179, 83, 48).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 58% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 73% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Spice Market (#B84823), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#B35330 color codes

HEX	`#B35330`
RGB	`rgb(179, 83, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 32.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 58%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 36.65, 38.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 53.03, 46.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.219, 15.986, 4.711)`
Decimal	`11752240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B35330, 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 #B35330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B35330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	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 #B35330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b35330; }
.text { color: #b35330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b35330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 83 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b35330, #b39430); }

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Questions

What color is #B35330?: #B35330 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B35330?: The RGB value is 179, 83, 48: 179 red, 83 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B35330?: The complementary color is #3090B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B35330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.