What color is #B27579?

#B27579 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27579?

The RGB value is 178, 117, 121: 178 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27579?

The complementary color is #75B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27579 color

#B27579 rgb(178, 117, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27579 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (178, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#B27579 color codes

HEX	`#B27579`
RGB	`rgb(178, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 24.52, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 25.71, 17.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.173, 23.57, 21.151)`
Decimal	`11695481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27579, 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 #B27579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #B27579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27579; }
.text { color: #b27579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27579, #b29075); }

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Questions

What color is #B27579?: #B27579 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27579?: The RGB value is 178, 117, 121: 178 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27579?: The complementary color is #75B2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.