What color is #B49D91?

#B49D91 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49D91?

The RGB value is 180, 157, 145: 180 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49D91?

The complementary color is #91A8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49D91 color

#B49D91 rgb(180, 157, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49D91 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.6% green and 56.9% blue (180, 157, 145).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#B49D91 color codes

HEX	`#B49D91`
RGB	`rgb(180, 157, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, 6.49, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 11.42, 55.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.99, 35.863, 31.809)`
Decimal	`11836817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49D91, 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 #B49D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #B49D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49d91; }
.text { color: #b49d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 157 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49d91, #b4af91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49D91?: #B49D91 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49D91?: The RGB value is 180, 157, 145: 180 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49D91?: The complementary color is #91A8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.