What color is #B68A74?

#B68A74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68A74?

The RGB value is 182, 138, 116: 182 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68A74?

The complementary color is #74A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68A74 color

#B68A74 rgb(182, 138, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68A74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (182, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#B68A74 color codes

HEX	`#B68A74`
RGB	`rgb(182, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, 13.72, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 22.86, 53.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.533, 29.385, 20.531)`
Decimal	`11962996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68A74, 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 #B68A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #B68A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68a74; }
.text { color: #b68a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68a74, #b6ab74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B68A74?: #B68A74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68A74?: The RGB value is 182, 138, 116: 182 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68A74?: The complementary color is #74A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.