What color is #B4532F?

#B4532F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4532F?

The RGB value is 180, 83, 47: 180 red, 83 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4532F?

The complementary color is #2F90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4532F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4532F color

#B4532F rgb(180, 83, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4532F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 32.5% green and 18.4% blue (180, 83, 47).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 59% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 74% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Spice Market (#B84823), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#B4532F color codes

HEX	`#B4532F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 83, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 32.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 59%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 74%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 74%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, 36.99, 39.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 53.8, 46.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.431, 16.098, 4.615)`
Decimal	`11817775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4532F, 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 #B4532F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B4532F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	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 #B4532F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4532f; }
.text { color: #b4532f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4532f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 83 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4532f, #b4962f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B4532F?: #B4532F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4532F?: The RGB value is 180, 83, 47: 180 red, 83 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4532F?: The complementary color is #2F90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4532F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.