What color is #B08074?

#B08074 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 #B08074?

The RGB value is 176, 128, 116: 176 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08074?

The complementary color is #74A4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08074 color

#B08074 rgb(176, 128, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B08074 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (176, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#B08074 color codes

HEX	`#B08074`
RGB	`rgb(176, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, 16.9, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 21.84, 39.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.777, 25.931, 20.009)`
Decimal	`11567220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08074, 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 #B08074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #B08074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08074; }
.text { color: #b08074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08074, #b09e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B08074?: #B08074 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 #B08074?: The RGB value is 176, 128, 116: 176 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08074?: The complementary color is #74A4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.