#B76E24 Color

#B76E24 is rgb(183, 110, 36) in RGB, hsl(30, 67%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B76E24

HEX#B76E24

RGBrgb(183, 110, 36)

HSLhsl(30, 67%, 43%)

HSVhsv(30, 80%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.125 61)

LABlab(53.84% 25.71 51.11)

LCHlch(53.84% 57.21 63.29)

What #B76E24 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 #B76E24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 2.35 Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 3.94 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 4.41 Copper#B87333ΔE 5.68 Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 7.2 Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 8.97

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

#B76E24 Channel Values

How #B76E24 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 183 · G 110 · B 36	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 67% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 80% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 80% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.99:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B76E24 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B76E24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B76E24; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B76E24

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.

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Shades

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How #B76E24 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#B76E24

Protanopia#7E7E22

Protanomaly#987823

Deuteranopia#8C8C17

Deuteranomaly#9F811D

Tritanopia#BA6868

Tritanomaly#B96A55

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #B76E24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b76e24: #B76E24;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B76E24;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b76e24': '#B76E24' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.431, blue: 0.141)

Android XML<color name="color_b76e24">#B76E24</color>

SVG fillfill="#B76E24"

More Brown Colors

#B76E24 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b8451e b75b1a b85b19 b7410e b86d29 b5651d ba7317 b17304 bb4d00 ad3100 bd3000 ac7716 c73500 d67600 1f1400 382400 48240a 543e21 635147 6f6250 7b3306 84563c 942700 9c4e16

#B76E24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B76E24?

#B76E24 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(183, 110, 36) in RGB and hsl(30, 67%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.35.

What is the RGB value of #B76E24?

#B76E24 is rgb(183, 110, 36) — red 183, green 110, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B76E24?

#B76E24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B76E24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B76E24 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B76E24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B76E24 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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