What color is #B0897F?

#B0897F 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 #B0897F?

The RGB value is 176, 137, 127: 176 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0897F?

The complementary color is #7FA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0897F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0897F color

#B0897F rgb(176, 137, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0897F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 53.7% green and 49.8% blue (176, 137, 127).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B0897F color codes

HEX	`#B0897F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 137, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 53.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 13.35, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 17.34, 39.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.681, 28.655, 23.989)`
Decimal	`11569535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0897F, 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 #B0897F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0897F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B0897F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0897f; }
.text { color: #b0897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0897f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 137 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0897f, #b0a27f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0897F?: #B0897F 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 #B0897F?: The RGB value is 176, 137, 127: 176 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0897F?: The complementary color is #7FA6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0897F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.