What color is #B48773?

#B48773 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48773?

The RGB value is 180, 135, 115: 180 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48773?

The complementary color is #73A0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48773 color

#B48773 rgb(180, 135, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48773 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.9% green and 45.1% blue (180, 135, 115).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#B48773 color codes

HEX	`#B48773`
RGB	`rgb(180, 135, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.13, 14.46, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.13, 22.67, 50.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.582, 28.271, 20.062)`
Decimal	`11831155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48773, 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 #B48773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #B48773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48773; }
.text { color: #b48773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 135 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48773, #b4a873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B48773?: #B48773 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48773?: The RGB value is 180, 135, 115: 180 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48773?: The complementary color is #73A0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.