What color is #B79284?

#B79284 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79284?

The RGB value is 183, 146, 132: 183 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79284?

The complementary color is #84A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79284 color

#B79284 rgb(183, 146, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B79284 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 57.3% green and 51.8% blue (183, 146, 132).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#B79284 color codes

HEX	`#B79284`
RGB	`rgb(183, 146, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 57.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, 11.81, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 17.35, 47.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.973, 32.292, 26.269)`
Decimal	`12030596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79284, 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 #B79284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #B79284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79284; }
.text { color: #b79284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 146 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79284, #b7ab84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B79284?: #B79284 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79284?: The RGB value is 183, 146, 132: 183 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79284?: The complementary color is #84A9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.