What color is #B49181?

#B49181 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49181?

The RGB value is 180, 145, 129: 180 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49181?

The complementary color is #81A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49181 color

#B49181 rgb(180, 145, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49181 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 56.9% green and 50.6% blue (180, 145, 129).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#B49181 color codes

HEX	`#B49181`
RGB	`rgb(180, 145, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 56.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 10.75, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 17.24, 51.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.911, 31.541, 25.119)`
Decimal	`11833729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49181, 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 #B49181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B49181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49181; }
.text { color: #b49181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 145 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49181, #b4ab81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B49181?: #B49181 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49181?: The RGB value is 180, 145, 129: 180 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49181?: The complementary color is #81A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.