What color is #B06E64?

#B06E64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06E64?

The RGB value is 176, 110, 100: 176 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06E64?

The complementary color is #64A6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06E64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06E64 color

#B06E64 rgb(176, 110, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B06E64 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 43.1% green and 39.2% blue (176, 110, 100).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 43% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#B06E64 color codes

HEX	`#B06E64`
RGB	`rgb(176, 110, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 43.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 43%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 43%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, 25.04, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 30.04, 33.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.782, 21.304, 14.808)`
Decimal	`11562596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06E64, 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 #B06E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #B06E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06e64; }
.text { color: #b06e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 110 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06e64, #b09464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B06E64?: #B06E64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06E64?: The RGB value is 176, 110, 100: 176 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06E64?: The complementary color is #64A6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06E64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.