What color is #B37959?

#B37959 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B37959?

The RGB value is 179, 121, 89: 179 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B37959?

The complementary color is #5993B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B37959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B37959 color

#B37959 rgb(179, 121, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B37959 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 47.5% green and 34.9% blue (179, 121, 89).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 50% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#B37959 color codes

HEX	`#B37959`
RGB	`rgb(179, 121, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 47.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 50%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 18.98, 26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 32.74, 54.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.232, 23.982, 12.644)`
Decimal	`11762009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B37959, 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 #B37959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B37959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #B37959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b37959; }
.text { color: #b37959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 121 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b37959, #b3a659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B37959?: #B37959 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B37959?: The RGB value is 179, 121, 89: 179 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B37959?: The complementary color is #5993B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B37959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.