What color is #B68536?

#B68536 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Weissbier. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68536?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 54: 182 red, 133 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68536?

The complementary color is #3667B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68536?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68536 color

#B68536 rgb(182, 133, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68536 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 21.2% blue (182, 133, 54).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 54% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 70% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Weissbier (#B3833B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#B68536 color codes

HEX	`#B68536`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 54%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 70%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 70%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, 10.94, 48.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 49.57, 77.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.347, 26.989, 7.206)`
Decimal	`11961654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68536, 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 #B68536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #B68536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68536; }
.text { color: #b68536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68536, #a7b636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #B68536?: #B68536 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Weissbier. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68536?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 54: 182 red, 133 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68536?: The complementary color is #3667B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68536?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.