What color is #B8978A?

#B8978A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8978A?

The RGB value is 184, 151, 138: 184 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8978A?

The complementary color is #8AABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8978A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8978A color

#B8978A rgb(184, 151, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8978A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 59.2% green and 54.1% blue (184, 151, 138).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#B8978A color codes

HEX	`#B8978A`
RGB	`rgb(184, 151, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 59.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, 10.29, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 15.41, 48.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.422, 34.16, 28.768)`
Decimal	`12097418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8978A, 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 #B8978A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8978A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #B8978A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8978a; }
.text { color: #b8978a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8978a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 151 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8978a, #b8ae8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B8978A?: #B8978A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8978A?: The RGB value is 184, 151, 138: 184 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8978A?: The complementary color is #8AABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8978A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.