What color is #B99377?

#B99377 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99377?

The RGB value is 185, 147, 119: 185 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99377?

The complementary color is #779DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99377 color

#B99377 rgb(185, 147, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99377 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (185, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#B99377 color codes

HEX	`#B99377`
RGB	`rgb(185, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, 10.32, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 22.74, 63.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.772, 32.515, 21.946)`
Decimal	`12161911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99377, 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 #B99377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #B99377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99377; }
.text { color: #b99377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99377, #b9b477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B99377?: #B99377 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99377?: The RGB value is 185, 147, 119: 185 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99377?: The complementary color is #779DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.