What color is #B48464?

#B48464 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48464?

The RGB value is 180, 132, 100: 180 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48464?

The complementary color is #6494B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48464 color

#B48464 rgb(180, 132, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48464 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51.8% green and 39.2% blue (180, 132, 100).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 44% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#B48464 color codes

HEX	`#B48464`
RGB	`rgb(180, 132, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 44%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 14.38, 24.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 28.41, 59.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.375, 27.128, 15.743)`
Decimal	`11830372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48464, 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 #B48464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #B48464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48464; }
.text { color: #b48464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 132 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48464, #b4ac64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B48464?: #B48464 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48464?: The RGB value is 180, 132, 100: 180 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48464?: The complementary color is #6494B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.