What color is #B6512E?

#B6512E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6512E?

The RGB value is 182, 81, 46: 182 red, 81 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6512E?

The complementary color is #2E93B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6512E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6512E color

#B6512E rgb(182, 81, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6512E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 31.8% green and 18% blue (182, 81, 46).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 60% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 75% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Spice Market (#B84823), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#B6512E color codes

HEX	`#B6512E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 81, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 31.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 60%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 75%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 75%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 38.74, 39.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 55.39, 45.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.729, 16.03, 4.481)`
Decimal	`11948334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6512E, 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 #B6512E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B6512E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	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 #B6512E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6512e; }
.text { color: #b6512e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6512e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 81 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6512e, #b6952e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

Questions

What color is #B6512E?: #B6512E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Spice Market. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6512E?: The RGB value is 182, 81, 46: 182 red, 81 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6512E?: The complementary color is #2E93B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6512E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.