What color is #B18377?

#B18377 is a desaturated red known as Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusty Duchess?

The RGB value is 177, 131, 119: 177 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusty Duchess?

The complementary color is #77A5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusty Duchess color: hex code #B18377

#B18377 rgb(177, 131, 119)

Shades of brown

Dusty Duchess has the hex code #B18377. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (177, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

Dusty Duchess (#B18377) color codes

HEX	`#B18377`
RGB	`rgb(177, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, 16.01, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 20.89, 39.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.578, 26.913, 21.086)`
Decimal	`11633527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusty Duchess, 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 #B18377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #B18377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18377; }
.text { color: #b18377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18377, #b1a077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #B18377 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B18377?: #B18377 is a desaturated red known as Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusty Duchess?: The RGB value is 177, 131, 119: 177 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusty Duchess?: The complementary color is #77A5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.