What color is #B56343?

#B56343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mars. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B56343?

The RGB value is 181, 99, 67: 181 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56343?

The complementary color is #4395B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56343 color

#B56343 rgb(181, 99, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B56343 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 38.8% green and 26.3% blue (181, 99, 67).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 46% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 63% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mars (#AD6242), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#B56343 color codes

HEX	`#B56343`
RGB	`rgb(181, 99, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 38.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 46%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 63%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 63%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, 30.13, 32.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 44.34, 47.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.533, 19.155, 7.714)`
Decimal	`11887427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56343, 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 #B56343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #B56343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56343; }
.text { color: #b56343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 99 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56343, #b59c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B56343?: #B56343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mars. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B56343?: The RGB value is 181, 99, 67: 181 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56343?: The complementary color is #4395B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.