What color is #B75B05?

#B75B05 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B75B05?

The RGB value is 183, 91, 5: 183 red, 91 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B75B05?

The complementary color is #0561B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B75B05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B75B05 color

#B75B05 rgb(183, 91, 5)

Shades of orange

The hex color #B75B05 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 35.7% green and 2% blue (183, 91, 5).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 95% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 97% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Polished Copper (#B66325), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#B75B05 color codes

HEX	`#B75B05`
RGB	`rgb(183, 91, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 35.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 95%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 97%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 97%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 32.91, 56.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 65.53, 59.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.299, 17.563, 2.307)`
Decimal	`12016389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B75B05, 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 #B75B05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B75B05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #B75B05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b75b05; }
.text { color: #b75b05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b75b05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 91 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b75b05, #b7b405); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B75B05?: #B75B05 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B75B05?: The RGB value is 183, 91, 5: 183 red, 91 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B75B05?: The complementary color is #0561B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B75B05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.