What color is #B99383?

#B99383 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99383?

The RGB value is 185, 147, 131: 185 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99383?

The complementary color is #83A9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99383 color

#B99383 rgb(185, 147, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99383 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 57.6% green and 51.4% blue (185, 147, 131).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#B99383 color codes

HEX	`#B99383`
RGB	`rgb(185, 147, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 57.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, 11.9, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 18.3, 49.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.539, 32.822, 25.984)`
Decimal	`12161923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99383, 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 #B99383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #B99383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99383; }
.text { color: #b99383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 147 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99383, #b9ae83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B99383?: #B99383 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99383?: The RGB value is 185, 147, 131: 185 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99383?: The complementary color is #83A9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.