What color is #B68F75?

#B68F75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68F75?

The RGB value is 182, 143, 117: 182 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68F75?

The complementary color is #759CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68F75 color

#B68F75 rgb(182, 143, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68F75 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 56.1% green and 45.9% blue (182, 143, 117).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 31% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#B68F75 color codes

HEX	`#B68F75`
RGB	`rgb(182, 143, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 56.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 31%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 11.07, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 22.4, 60.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.326, 30.876, 21.083)`
Decimal	`11964277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68F75, 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 #B68F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B68F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B68F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68f75; }
.text { color: #b68f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 143 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68f75, #b6b075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B68F75?: #B68F75 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68F75?: The RGB value is 182, 143, 117: 182 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68F75?: The complementary color is #759CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.