What color is #B47F55?

#B47F55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color In a Nutshell. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B47F55?

The RGB value is 180, 127, 85: 180 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47F55?

The complementary color is #558AB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47F55 color

#B47F55 rgb(180, 127, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B47F55 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 49.8% green and 33.3% blue (180, 127, 85).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 53% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is In a Nutshell (#B98052), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#B47F55 color codes

HEX	`#B47F55`
RGB	`rgb(180, 127, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 49.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 53%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 53%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.6, 15.67, 30.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.6, 34.63, 63.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.053, 25.54, 12.045)`
Decimal	`11829077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47F55, 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 #B47F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #B47F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47f55; }
.text { color: #b47f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 127 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47f55, #b4af55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B47F55?: #B47F55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color In a Nutshell. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B47F55?: The RGB value is 180, 127, 85: 180 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47F55?: The complementary color is #558AB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.