What color is #B77D5F?

#B77D5F is a desaturated orange known as Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silken Chocolate?

The RGB value is 183, 125, 95: 183 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silken Chocolate?

The complementary color is #5F99B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silken Chocolate color: hex code #B77D5F

#B77D5F rgb(183, 125, 95)

Shades of brown

Silken Chocolate has the hex code #B77D5F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 49% green and 37.3% blue (183, 125, 95).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 48% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F) color codes

HEX	`#B77D5F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 125, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 49%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 19.01, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 31.74, 53.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.929, 25.563, 14.235)`
Decimal	`12025183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silken Chocolate, 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 #B77D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #B77D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77d5f; }
.text { color: #b77d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 125 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77d5f, #b7a95f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #B77D5F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B77D5F?: #B77D5F is a desaturated orange known as Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silken Chocolate?: The RGB value is 183, 125, 95: 183 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silken Chocolate?: The complementary color is #5F99B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.