What color is #B07D77?

#B07D77 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B07D77?

The RGB value is 176, 125, 119: 176 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B07D77?

The complementary color is #77AAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B07D77 color

#B07D77 rgb(176, 125, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B07D77 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (176, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#B07D77 color codes

HEX	`#B07D77`
RGB	`rgb(176, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, 18.98, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 22.02, 30.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.569, 25.231, 20.814)`
Decimal	`11566455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B07D77, 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 #B07D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #B07D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07d77; }
.text { color: #b07d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07d77, #b09a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B07D77?: #B07D77 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B07D77?: The RGB value is 176, 125, 119: 176 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B07D77?: The complementary color is #77AAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.