What color is #B6796D?

#B6796D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6796D?

The RGB value is 182, 121, 109: 182 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6796D?

The complementary color is #6DAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6796D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6796D color

#B6796D rgb(182, 121, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6796D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (182, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Döner Kebab (#BB7766), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#B6796D color codes

HEX	`#B6796D`
RGB	`rgb(182, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 22.36, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 27.69, 36.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.89, 24.726, 17.716)`
Decimal	`11958637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6796D, 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 #B6796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #B6796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6796d; }
.text { color: #b6796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6796d, #b69e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B6796D?: #B6796D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6796D?: The RGB value is 182, 121, 109: 182 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6796D?: The complementary color is #6DAAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6796D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.