What color is #B38F77?

#B38F77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38F77?

The RGB value is 179, 143, 119: 179 red, 143 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38F77?

The complementary color is #779BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38F77 color

#B38F77 rgb(179, 143, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38F77 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.1% green and 46.7% blue (179, 143, 119).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% 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 7.11:1).

#B38F77 color codes

HEX	`#B38F77`
RGB	`rgb(179, 143, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 10.11, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 20.59, 60.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.743, 30.562, 21.676)`
Decimal	`11767671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38F77, 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 #B38F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B38F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38f77; }
.text { color: #b38f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 143 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38f77, #b3ad77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B38F77?: #B38F77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38F77?: The RGB value is 179, 143, 119: 179 red, 143 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38F77?: The complementary color is #779BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.