What color is #B18A81?

#B18A81 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 #B18A81?

The RGB value is 177, 138, 129: 177 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18A81?

The complementary color is #81A8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18A81 color

#B18A81 rgb(177, 138, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B18A81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 54.1% green and 50.6% blue (177, 138, 129).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#B18A81 color codes

HEX	`#B18A81`
RGB	`rgb(177, 138, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 54.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, 13.47, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 17.09, 37.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.183, 29.11, 24.741)`
Decimal	`11635329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18A81, 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 #B18A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #B18A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18a81; }
.text { color: #b18a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 138 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18a81, #b1a281); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B18A81?: #B18A81 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 #B18A81?: The RGB value is 177, 138, 129: 177 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18A81?: The complementary color is #81A8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.