What color is #B49848?

#B49848 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49848?

The RGB value is 180, 152, 72: 180 red, 152 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49848?

The complementary color is #4864B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49848?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49848 color

#B49848 rgb(180, 152, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49848 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.6% green and 28.2% blue (180, 152, 72).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 60% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pirate’s Hook (#B08F42), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#B49848 color codes

HEX	`#B49848`
RGB	`rgb(180, 152, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 60%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 60%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, 0.77, 45.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 45.16, 89.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.222, 32.629, 10.783)`
Decimal	`11835464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49848, 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 #B49848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #B49848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49848; }
.text { color: #b49848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 152 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49848, #9ab448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #B49848?: #B49848 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pirate’s Hook. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49848?: The RGB value is 180, 152, 72: 180 red, 152 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49848?: The complementary color is #4864B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49848?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.