What color is #B3695F?

#B3695F is a desaturated red known as Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peach Dunes?

The RGB value is 179, 105, 95: 179 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peach Dunes?

The complementary color is #5FA9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3695F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peach Dunes color: hex code #B3695F

#B3695F rgb(179, 105, 95)

Shades of brown

Peach Dunes has the hex code #B3695F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (179, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

Peach Dunes (#B3695F) color codes

HEX	`#B3695F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 47%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 28.47, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 33.9, 32.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.709, 20.515, 13.43)`
Decimal	`11757919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peach Dunes, 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 #B3695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B3695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #B3695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3695f; }
.text { color: #b3695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3695f, #b3935f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #B3695F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3695F?: #B3695F is a desaturated red known as Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peach Dunes?: The RGB value is 179, 105, 95: 179 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peach Dunes?: The complementary color is #5FA9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3695F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.