What color is #B39086?

#B39086 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39086?

The RGB value is 179, 144, 134: 179 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39086?

The complementary color is #86A9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39086 color

#B39086 rgb(179, 144, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B39086 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green and 52.5% blue (179, 144, 134).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#B39086 color codes

HEX	`#B39086`
RGB	`rgb(179, 144, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, 11.64, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 15.54, 41.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.867, 31.253, 26.851)`
Decimal	`11767942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39086, 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 #B39086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #B39086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39086; }
.text { color: #b39086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 144 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39086, #b3a786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B39086?: #B39086 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39086?: The RGB value is 179, 144, 134: 179 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39086?: The complementary color is #86A9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.