What color is #B86E58?

#B86E58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B86E58?

The RGB value is 184, 110, 88: 184 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B86E58?

The complementary color is #58A2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86E58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B86E58 color

#B86E58 rgb(184, 110, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B86E58 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 43.1% green and 34.5% blue (184, 110, 88).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 40% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 52% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Spiced (#BB715B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#B86E58 color codes

HEX	`#B86E58`
RGB	`rgb(184, 110, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 43.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 40%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 52%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 52%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, 27.05, 24.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 36.68, 42.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.106, 22.049, 12.059)`
Decimal	`12086872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B86E58, 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 #B86E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #B86E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86e58; }
.text { color: #b86e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 110 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86e58, #b89e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #B86E58?: #B86E58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B86E58?: The RGB value is 184, 110, 88: 184 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B86E58?: The complementary color is #58A2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86E58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.