What color is #B46856?

#B46856 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46856?

The RGB value is 180, 104, 86: 180 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46856?

The complementary color is #56A2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46856?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46856 color

#B46856 rgb(180, 104, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B46856 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 40.8% green and 33.7% blue (180, 104, 86).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 52% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bruschetta (#B2654E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#B46856 color codes

HEX	`#B46856`
RGB	`rgb(180, 104, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 40.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 28.54, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 36.84, 39.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.454, 20.278, 11.376)`
Decimal	`11823190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46856, 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 #B46856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #B46856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46856; }
.text { color: #b46856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 104 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46856, #b49756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B46856?: #B46856 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46856?: The RGB value is 180, 104, 86: 180 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46856?: The complementary color is #56A2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46856?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.