What color is #B39E8E?

#B39E8E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39E8E?

The RGB value is 179, 158, 142: 179 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39E8E?

The complementary color is #8EA3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39E8E color

#B39E8E rgb(179, 158, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39E8E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62% green and 55.7% blue (179, 158, 142).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B39E8E color codes

HEX	`#B39E8E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 158, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, 5.09, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 12.29, 65.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.7, 35.991, 30.652)`
Decimal	`11771534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39E8E, 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 #B39E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B39E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39e8e; }
.text { color: #b39e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 158 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39e8e, #b3b18e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B39E8E?: #B39E8E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39E8E?: The RGB value is 179, 158, 142: 179 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39E8E?: The complementary color is #8EA3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.