What color is #B36843?

#B36843 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B36843?

The RGB value is 179, 104, 67: 179 red, 104 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B36843?

The complementary color is #438EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B36843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B36843 color

#B36843 rgb(179, 104, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B36843 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 40.8% green and 26.3% blue (179, 104, 67).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 46% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 63% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Oak Palace (#BB6B41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#B36843 color codes

HEX	`#B36843`
RGB	`rgb(179, 104, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 40.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 46%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 63%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 63%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, 26.58, 33.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 42.75, 51.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.556, 19.892, 7.855)`
Decimal	`11757635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B36843, 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 #B36843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B36843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	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 #B36843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b36843; }
.text { color: #b36843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b36843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 104 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b36843, #b3a043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B36843?: #B36843 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B36843?: The RGB value is 179, 104, 67: 179 red, 104 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B36843?: The complementary color is #438EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B36843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.