What color is #B4551E?

#B4551E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fallen Canopy. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4551E?

The RGB value is 180, 85, 30: 180 red, 85 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4551E?

The complementary color is #1E7DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4551E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4551E color

#B4551E rgb(180, 85, 30)

Shades of orange

The hex color #B4551E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 33.3% green and 11.8% blue (180, 85, 30).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 71% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 83% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Canopy (#B85824), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#B4551E color codes

HEX	`#B4551E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 85, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 33.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 71%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 83%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 83%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.36, 35.31, 47.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.36, 59.21, 53.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.308, 16.297, 3.199)`
Decimal	`11818270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4551E, 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 #B4551E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B4551E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #B4551E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4551e; }
.text { color: #b4551e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4551e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 85 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4551e, #b4a01e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

Questions

What color is #B4551E?: #B4551E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fallen Canopy. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4551E?: The RGB value is 180, 85, 30: 180 red, 85 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4551E?: The complementary color is #1E7DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4551E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.