What color is #B46027?

#B46027 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46027?

The RGB value is 180, 96, 39: 180 red, 96 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46027?

The complementary color is #277BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46027?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46027 color

#B46027 rgb(180, 96, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B46027 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 37.6% green and 15.3% blue (180, 96, 39).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 64% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 78% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Polished Copper (#B66325), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#B46027 color codes

HEX	`#B46027`
RGB	`rgb(180, 96, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 37.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 64%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 78%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 29.81, 45.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 54.63, 56.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.374, 18.218, 4.205)`
Decimal	`11821095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46027, 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 #B46027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B46027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #B46027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46027; }
.text { color: #b46027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 96 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46027, #b4a727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #B46027?: #B46027 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46027?: The RGB value is 180, 96, 39: 180 red, 96 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46027?: The complementary color is #277BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46027?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.