What color is #B94E15?

#B94E15 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Roland-Garros. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B94E15?

The RGB value is 185, 78, 21: 185 red, 78 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B94E15?

The complementary color is #1580B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B94E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B94E15 color

#B94E15 rgb(185, 78, 21)

Shades of orange

The hex color #B94E15 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 30.6% green and 8.2% blue (185, 78, 21).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 80% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 89% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Roland-Garros (#BB5522), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#B94E15 color codes

HEX	`#B94E15`
RGB	`rgb(185, 78, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 30.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 80%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 89%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 89%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 40.57, 50.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 65.07, 51.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.87, 15.82, 2.559)`
Decimal	`12144149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B94E15, 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 #B94E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B94E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	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 #B94E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b94e15; }
.text { color: #b94e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b94e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 78 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b94e15, #b9a015); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

Questions

What color is #B94E15?: #B94E15 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Roland-Garros. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B94E15?: The RGB value is 185, 78, 21: 185 red, 78 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B94E15?: The complementary color is #1580B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B94E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.