#B23C06 Color

#B23C06 is rgb(178, 60, 6) in RGB, hsl(19, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 97%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B23C06

HEX#B23C06

RGBrgb(178, 60, 6)

HSLhsl(19, 93%, 36%)

HSVhsv(19, 97%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 97%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.163 39.3)

LABlab(43.00% 47.38 53.06)

LCHlch(43.00% 71.13 48.23)

What #B23C06 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B23C06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rust#B7410EΔE 1.91 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 6.69 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 6.89 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 8.8 Sinopia#CB410BΔE 9.66 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 10.47

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#B23C06 Channel Values

How #B23C06 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 178 · G 60 · B 6	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 19° · S 93% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 19° · S 97% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 66% · Y 97% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.93:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B23C06 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B23C06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B23C06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B23C06

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #B23C06 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B23C06

Protanopia#5F5F00

Protanomaly#885302

Deuteranopia#757500

Deuteranomaly#916300

Tritanopia#B33838

Tritanomaly#B33A2B

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #B23C06 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b23c06: #B23C06;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B23C06;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b23c06': '#B23C06' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.235, blue: 0.024)

Android XML<color name="color_b23c06">#B23C06</color>

SVG fillfill="#B23C06"

More Brown Colors

#B23C06 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#B23C06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B23C06?

#B23C06 is a dark brown — rgb(178, 60, 6) in RGB and hsl(19, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.91.

What is the RGB value of #B23C06?

#B23C06 is rgb(178, 60, 6) — red 178, green 60, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B23C06?

#B23C06 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 97%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B23C06 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B23C06 scores 5.93:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B23C06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B23C06 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 16.5, which is visibly different.

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