#B16A59 Color

#B16A59 is rgb(177, 106, 89) in RGB and hsl(12, 36%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is IndianRed. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B16A59

HEX#B16A59

RGBrgb(177, 106, 89)

HSLhsl(12, 36%, 52%)

HSVhsv(12, 50%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.095 34.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 50%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B16A59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B16A59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B16A59 Complementary#599FB1 Analogous#B15973 Analogous#B19659 Triadic#59B16A Triadic#6A59B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B16A59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BC8071 #C69286 #D1A89E #DBBBB3 #E7D0CB #F0E3E0

Shades

#9C5A49 #844C3E #6C3E33 #573229 #3E241D #261612

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