What color is #B39586?

#B39586 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39586?

The RGB value is 179, 149, 134: 179 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39586?

The complementary color is #86A4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39586 color

#B39586 rgb(179, 149, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B39586 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (179, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#B39586 color codes

HEX	`#B39586`
RGB	`rgb(179, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 8.86, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 15, 53.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.641, 32.801, 27.109)`
Decimal	`11769222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39586, 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 #B39586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #B39586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39586; }
.text { color: #b39586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39586, #b3ac86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B39586?: #B39586 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39586?: The RGB value is 179, 149, 134: 179 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39586?: The complementary color is #86A4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.