What color is #B3997E?

#B3997E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3997E?

The RGB value is 179, 153, 126: 179 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3997E?

The complementary color is #7E98B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3997E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3997E color

#B3997E rgb(179, 153, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3997E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60% green and 49.4% blue (179, 153, 126).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crumb (#B19778), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#B3997E color codes

HEX	`#B3997E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 153, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 5.51, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 18.61, 72.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.748, 33.874, 24.495)`
Decimal	`11770238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3997E, 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 #B3997E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3997E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #B3997E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3997e; }
.text { color: #b3997e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3997e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 153 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3997e, #b2b37e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B3997E?: #B3997E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3997E?: The RGB value is 179, 153, 126: 179 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3997E?: The complementary color is #7E98B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3997E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.