What color is #B7672C?

#B7672C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7672C?

The RGB value is 183, 103, 44: 183 red, 103 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7672C?

The complementary color is #2C7CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7672C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7672C color

#B7672C rgb(183, 103, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7672C is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 40.4% green and 17.3% blue (183, 103, 44).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 61% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 76% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Polished Copper (#B66325), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#B7672C color codes

HEX	`#B7672C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 103, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 40.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 61%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 76%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, 27.49, 45.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 53.25, 58.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.835, 19.952, 4.926)`
Decimal	`12019500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7672C, 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 #B7672C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B7672C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #B7672C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7672c; }
.text { color: #b7672c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7672c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 103 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7672c, #b7ac2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B7672C?: #B7672C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7672C?: The RGB value is 183, 103, 44: 183 red, 103 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7672C?: The complementary color is #2C7CB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7672C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.