What color is #B38A7B?

#B38A7B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38A7B?

The RGB value is 179, 138, 123: 179 red, 138 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38A7B?

The complementary color is #7BA4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38A7B color

#B38A7B rgb(179, 138, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38A7B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.1% green and 48.2% blue (179, 138, 123).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 31% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#B38A7B color codes

HEX	`#B38A7B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 138, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 31%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 13.43, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 19.43, 46.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.255, 29.192, 22.723)`
Decimal	`11766395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38A7B, 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 #B38A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #B38A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38a7b; }
.text { color: #b38a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 138 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38a7b, #b3a67b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B38A7B?: #B38A7B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38A7B?: The RGB value is 179, 138, 123: 179 red, 138 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38A7B?: The complementary color is #7BA4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.