What color is #B56F56?

#B56F56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B56F56?

The RGB value is 181, 111, 86: 181 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56F56?

The complementary color is #569CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56F56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56F56 color

#B56F56 rgb(181, 111, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B56F56 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 43.5% green and 33.7% blue (181, 111, 86).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 52% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Clay (#B66A50), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#B56F56 color codes

HEX	`#B56F56`
RGB	`rgb(181, 111, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 43.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 52%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, 25.09, 25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 35.84, 45.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.422, 21.867, 11.631)`
Decimal	`11890518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56F56, 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 #B56F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #B56F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56f56; }
.text { color: #b56f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 111 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56f56, #b59f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #B56F56?: #B56F56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B56F56?: The RGB value is 181, 111, 86: 181 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56F56?: The complementary color is #569CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56F56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.