What color is #B0857C?

#B0857C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0857C?

The RGB value is 176, 133, 124: 176 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0857C?

The complementary color is #7CA7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0857C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0857C color

#B0857C rgb(176, 133, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0857C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 52.2% green and 48.6% blue (176, 133, 124).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#B0857C color codes

HEX	`#B0857C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 133, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 52.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 15.17, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 18.89, 36.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.931, 27.462, 22.789)`
Decimal	`11568508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0857C, 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 #B0857C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0857C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #B0857C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0857c; }
.text { color: #b0857c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0857c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 133 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0857c, #b09f7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0857C?: #B0857C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0857C?: The RGB value is 176, 133, 124: 176 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0857C?: The complementary color is #7CA7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0857C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.