What color is #B79D8C?

#B79D8C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79D8C?

The RGB value is 183, 157, 140: 183 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79D8C?

The complementary color is #8CA6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79D8C color

#B79D8C rgb(183, 157, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B79D8C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.6% green and 54.9% blue (183, 157, 140).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#B79D8C color codes

HEX	`#B79D8C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 157, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, 6.89, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 14.22, 61.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.319, 36.076, 29.856)`
Decimal	`12033420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79D8C, 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 #B79D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #B79D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79d8c; }
.text { color: #b79d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 157 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79d8c, #b7b38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B79D8C?: #B79D8C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79D8C?: The RGB value is 183, 157, 140: 183 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79D8C?: The complementary color is #8CA6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.