What color is #B17377?

#B17377 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17377?

The RGB value is 177, 115, 119: 177 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17377?

The complementary color is #73B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17377 color

#B17377 rgb(177, 115, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #B17377 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (177, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#B17377 color codes

HEX	`#B17377`
RGB	`rgb(177, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, 24.98, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 26.22, 17.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.593, 22.942, 20.424)`
Decimal	`11629431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17377, 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 #B17377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #B17377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17377; }
.text { color: #b17377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17377, #b18e73); }

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Questions

What color is #B17377?: #B17377 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17377?: The RGB value is 177, 115, 119: 177 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17377?: The complementary color is #73B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.