What color is #B96E53?

#B96E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96E53?

The RGB value is 185, 110, 83: 185 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96E53?

The complementary color is #539EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96E53 color

#B96E53 rgb(185, 110, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B96E53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 43.1% green and 32.5% blue (185, 110, 83).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 42% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 55% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Clay (#B66A50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#B96E53 color codes

HEX	`#B96E53`
RGB	`rgb(185, 110, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 43.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 42%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 55%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 27.01, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 38.7, 45.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.147, 22.093, 11.017)`
Decimal	`12152403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96E53, 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 #B96E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #B96E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96e53; }
.text { color: #b96e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 110 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96e53, #b9a153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #B96E53?: #B96E53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96E53?: The RGB value is 185, 110, 83: 185 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96E53?: The complementary color is #539EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.