What color is #B4978A?

#B4978A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4978A?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 138: 180 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4978A?

The complementary color is #8AA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4978A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4978A color

#B4978A rgb(180, 151, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4978A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 54.1% blue (180, 151, 138).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#B4978A color codes

HEX	`#B4978A`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 8.73, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 13.95, 51.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.477, 33.673, 28.723)`
Decimal	`11835274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4978A, 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 #B4978A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4978A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #B4978A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4978a; }
.text { color: #b4978a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4978a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4978a, #b4ac8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B4978A?: #B4978A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4978A?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 138: 180 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4978A?: The complementary color is #8AA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4978A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.