What color is #B5713D?

#B5713D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5713D?

The RGB value is 181, 113, 61: 181 red, 113 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5713D?

The complementary color is #3D81B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5713D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5713D color

#B5713D rgb(181, 113, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5713D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 44.3% green and 23.9% blue (181, 113, 61).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 66% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Dough (#B06D3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#B5713D color codes

HEX	`#B5713D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 113, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 44.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 66%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 66%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 22.04, 39.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 45.19, 60.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.805, 21.973, 7.296)`
Decimal	`11891005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5713D, 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 #B5713D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5713D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #B5713D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5713d; }
.text { color: #b5713d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5713d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 113 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5713d, #b5ad3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5713D?: #B5713D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Dough. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5713D?: The RGB value is 181, 113, 61: 181 red, 113 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5713D?: The complementary color is #3D81B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5713D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.