What color is #B47463?

#B47463 is a desaturated red known as Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vin Cuit?

The RGB value is 180, 116, 99: 180 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vin Cuit?

The complementary color is #63A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vin Cuit color: hex code #B47463

#B47463 rgb(180, 116, 99)

Shades of brown

Vin Cuit has the hex code #B47463. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 45.5% green and 38.8% blue (180, 116, 99).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 45% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

Vin Cuit (#B47463) color codes

HEX	`#B47463`
RGB	`rgb(180, 116, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 45.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 45%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 45%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 23.21, 19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 30.52, 40.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.321, 23.097, 14.821)`
Decimal	`11826275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vin Cuit, 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 #B47463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #B47463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47463; }
.text { color: #b47463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 116 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47463, #b49d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #B47463 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B47463?: #B47463 is a desaturated red known as Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vin Cuit?: The RGB value is 180, 116, 99: 180 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vin Cuit?: The complementary color is #63A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.