What color is #B38B75?

#B38B75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38B75?

The RGB value is 179, 139, 117: 179 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38B75?

The complementary color is #759DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38B75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38B75 color

#B38B75 rgb(179, 139, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38B75 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 45.9% blue (179, 139, 117).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#B38B75 color codes

HEX	`#B38B75`
RGB	`rgb(179, 139, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 12.08, 17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 21.35, 55.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.035, 29.335, 20.854)`
Decimal	`11766645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38B75, 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 #B38B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #B38B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38b75; }
.text { color: #b38b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 139 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38b75, #b3aa75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B38B75?: #B38B75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38B75?: The RGB value is 179, 139, 117: 179 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38B75?: The complementary color is #759DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38B75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.