#B36A42 Color

#B36A42 is rgb(179, 106, 66) in RGB and hsl(21, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B36A42

HEX#B36A42

RGBrgb(179, 106, 66)

HSLhsl(21, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(21, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.108 48.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 63%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B36A42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B36A42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B36A42 Complementary#428BB3 Analogous#B34253 Analogous#B3A242 Triadic#42B36A Triadic#6A42B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B36A42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C17C57 #CB9172 #D4A58C #DFBCA9 #E9D1C3 #F3E5DD

Shades

#9C5C3A #824D30 #6C4028 #563320 #3F2517 #25160E

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