What color is #B78A6B?

#B78A6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78A6B?

The RGB value is 183, 138, 107: 183 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78A6B?

The complementary color is #6B98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78A6B color

#B78A6B rgb(183, 138, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B78A6B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 54.1% green and 42% blue (183, 138, 107).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#B78A6B color codes

HEX	`#B78A6B`
RGB	`rgb(183, 138, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 54.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 13.06, 23.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 26.67, 60.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.272, 29.308, 17.917)`
Decimal	`12028523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78A6B, 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 #B78A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B78A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #B78A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78a6b; }
.text { color: #b78a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 138 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78a6b, #b7b06b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B78A6B?: #B78A6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78A6B?: The RGB value is 183, 138, 107: 183 red, 138 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78A6B?: The complementary color is #6B98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.