What color is #B17C82?

#B17C82 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17C82?

The RGB value is 177, 124, 130: 177 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17C82?

The complementary color is #7CB1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17C82 color

#B17C82 rgb(177, 124, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #B17C82 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (177, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#B17C82 color codes

HEX	`#B17C82`
RGB	`rgb(177, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 21.48, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 22.06, 13.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.369, 25.376, 24.466)`
Decimal	`11631746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17C82, 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 #B17C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #B17C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17c82; }
.text { color: #b17c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17c82, #b1917c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B17C82?: #B17C82 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17C82?: The RGB value is 177, 124, 130: 177 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17C82?: The complementary color is #7CB1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.