#B56617 Color

#B56617 is rgb(181, 102, 23) in RGB and hsl(30, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B56617

HEX#B56617

RGBrgb(181, 102, 23)

HSLhsl(30, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(30, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.132 58.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B56617 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B56617 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B56617 Complementary#1766B5 Analogous#B51717 Analogous#B5B517 Triadic#17B566 Triadic#6617B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B56617, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D97A1C #E6913D #EAA661 #EFBA85 #F4CFA9 #F9E6D2

Shades

#9E5915 #874C12 #71400F #56300B #3F2408 #291705

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