What color is #B48758?

#B48758 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48758?

The RGB value is 180, 135, 88: 180 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48758?

The complementary color is #5885B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48758?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48758 color

#B48758 rgb(180, 135, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48758 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.9% green and 34.5% blue (180, 135, 88).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 51% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#B48758 color codes

HEX	`#B48758`
RGB	`rgb(180, 135, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 51%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 11.49, 31.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 33.85, 70.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.249, 27.738, 13.044)`
Decimal	`11831128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48758, 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 #B48758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #B48758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48758; }
.text { color: #b48758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 135 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48758, #b3b458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B48758?: #B48758 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48758?: The RGB value is 180, 135, 88: 180 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48758?: The complementary color is #5885B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48758?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.