What color is #B36B62?

#B36B62 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B36B62?

The RGB value is 179, 107, 98: 179 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B36B62?

The complementary color is #62AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B36B62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B36B62 color

#B36B62 rgb(179, 107, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B36B62 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 42% green and 38.4% blue (179, 107, 98).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#B36B62 color codes

HEX	`#B36B62`
RGB	`rgb(179, 107, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 42%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 27.68, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 32.67, 32.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.054, 20.983, 14.231)`
Decimal	`11758434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B36B62, 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 #B36B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B36B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #B36B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b36b62; }
.text { color: #b36b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b36b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 107 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b36b62, #b39462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B36B62?: #B36B62 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B36B62?: The RGB value is 179, 107, 98: 179 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B36B62?: The complementary color is #62AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B36B62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.