What color is #B98461?

#B98461 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98461?

The RGB value is 185, 132, 97: 185 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98461?

The complementary color is #6196B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98461 color

#B98461 rgb(185, 132, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B98461 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 51.8% green and 38% blue (185, 132, 97).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 48% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#B98461 color codes

HEX	`#B98461`
RGB	`rgb(185, 132, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 51.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 16.14, 26.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 31.41, 59.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.418, 27.682, 15.048)`
Decimal	`12158049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98461, 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 #B98461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #B98461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98461; }
.text { color: #b98461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 132 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98461, #b9b061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #B98461?: #B98461 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98461?: The RGB value is 185, 132, 97: 185 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98461?: The complementary color is #6196B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.