What color is #B97E44?

#B97E44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B97E44?

The RGB value is 185, 126, 68: 185 red, 126 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B97E44?

The complementary color is #447FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B97E44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B97E44 color

#B97E44 rgb(185, 126, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B97E44 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 49.4% green and 26.7% blue (185, 126, 68).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 63% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Arrakis Spice (#BB8246), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#B97E44 color codes

HEX	`#B97E44`
RGB	`rgb(185, 126, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 49.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 63%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, 17, 40.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 43.67, 67.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.514, 25.656, 8.918)`
Decimal	`12156484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B97E44, 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 #B97E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B97E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #B97E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b97e44; }
.text { color: #b97e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 126 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b97e44, #b9b844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B97E44?: #B97E44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B97E44?: The RGB value is 185, 126, 68: 185 red, 126 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B97E44?: The complementary color is #447FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B97E44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.