What color is #B38971?

#B38971 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38971?

The RGB value is 179, 137, 113: 179 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38971?

The complementary color is #719BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38971 color

#B38971 rgb(179, 137, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38971 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 53.7% green and 44.3% blue (179, 137, 113).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B38971 color codes

HEX	`#B38971`
RGB	`rgb(179, 137, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 53.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 12.69, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 22.89, 56.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.518, 28.669, 19.546)`
Decimal	`11766129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38971, 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 #B38971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B38971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38971; }
.text { color: #b38971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 137 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38971, #b3aa71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B38971?: #B38971 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38971?: The RGB value is 179, 137, 113: 179 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38971?: The complementary color is #719BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.