What color is #B78B74?

#B78B74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78B74?

The RGB value is 183, 139, 116: 183 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78B74?

The complementary color is #74A0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78B74 color

#B78B74 rgb(183, 139, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B78B74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 54.5% green and 45.5% blue (183, 139, 116).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 37% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#B78B74 color codes

HEX	`#B78B74`
RGB	`rgb(183, 139, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 54.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 37%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 37%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 13.57, 18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 23.18, 54.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.914, 29.795, 20.59)`
Decimal	`12028788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78B74, 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 #B78B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B78B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #B78B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78b74; }
.text { color: #b78b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 139 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78b74, #b7ac74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B78B74?: #B78B74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78B74?: The RGB value is 183, 139, 116: 183 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78B74?: The complementary color is #74A0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.