What color is #B27569?

#B27569 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27569?

The RGB value is 178, 117, 105: 178 red, 117 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27569?

The complementary color is #69A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27569?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27569 color

#B27569 rgb(178, 117, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B27569 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 45.9% green and 41.2% blue (178, 117, 105).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#B27569 color codes

HEX	`#B27569`
RGB	`rgb(178, 117, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 45.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, 22.51, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 27.9, 36.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.272, 23.21, 16.405)`
Decimal	`11695465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27569, 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 #B27569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #B27569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27569; }
.text { color: #b27569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 117 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27569, #b29a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B27569?: #B27569 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27569?: The RGB value is 178, 117, 105: 178 red, 117 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27569?: The complementary color is #69A6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27569?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.