What color is #B89687?

#B89687 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89687?

The RGB value is 184, 150, 135: 184 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89687?

The complementary color is #87A9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89687 color

#B89687 rgb(184, 150, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B89687 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.8% green and 52.9% blue (184, 150, 135).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#B89687 color codes

HEX	`#B89687`
RGB	`rgb(184, 150, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, 10.41, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 16.42, 50.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.047, 33.754, 27.586)`
Decimal	`12097159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89687, 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 #B89687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #B89687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89687; }
.text { color: #b89687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 150 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89687, #b8af87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B89687?: #B89687 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89687?: The RGB value is 184, 150, 135: 184 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89687?: The complementary color is #87A9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.