What color is #B2654E?

#B2654E is a desaturated red known as Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bruschetta?

The RGB value is 178, 101, 78: 178 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bruschetta?

The complementary color is #4E9BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2654E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bruschetta color: hex code #B2654E

#B2654E rgb(178, 101, 78)

Shades of brown

Bruschetta has the hex code #B2654E. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (178, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 39% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 56% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

Bruschetta (#B2654E) color codes

HEX	`#B2654E`
RGB	`rgb(178, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 39%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 56%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 56%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 28.66, 26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 39, 42.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.391, 19.325, 9.652)`
Decimal	`11691342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bruschetta, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B2654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B2654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B2654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2654e; }
.text { color: #b2654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2654e, #b2974e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #B2654E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2654E?: #B2654E is a desaturated red known as Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bruschetta?: The RGB value is 178, 101, 78: 178 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bruschetta?: The complementary color is #4E9BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2654E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.