What color is #B87A63?

#B87A63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B87A63?

The RGB value is 184, 122, 99: 184 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B87A63?

The complementary color is #63A1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B87A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B87A63 color

#B87A63 rgb(184, 122, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B87A63 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 47.8% green and 38.8% blue (184, 122, 99).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 46% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Döner Kebab (#BB7766), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#B87A63 color codes

HEX	`#B87A63`
RGB	`rgb(184, 122, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 47.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 46%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 46%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 21.5, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 31.11, 46.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.98, 25.013, 15.104)`
Decimal	`12089955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B87A63, 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 #B87A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B87A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #B87A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b87a63; }
.text { color: #b87a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b87a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 122 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b87a63, #b8a563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #B87A63?: #B87A63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B87A63?: The RGB value is 184, 122, 99: 184 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B87A63?: The complementary color is #63A1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B87A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.