#B56E21 Color

#B56E21 is rgb(181, 110, 33) in RGB and hsl(31, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B56E21

HEX#B56E21

RGBrgb(181, 110, 33)

HSLhsl(31, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(31, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.125 62.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 82%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B56E21 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B56E21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B56E21 Complementary#2169B5 Analogous#B52421 Analogous#B3B521 Triadic#21B56E Triadic#6E21B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B56E21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D78228 #DE964A #E4AA6C #EABE8F #F1D2B1 #F7E6D4

Shades

#9F611D #865119 #704415 #563410 #41270C #271707

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