What color is #B27857?

#B27857 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27857?

The RGB value is 178, 120, 87: 178 red, 120 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27857?

The complementary color is #5791B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27857?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27857 color

#B27857 rgb(178, 120, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B27857 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 47.1% green and 34.1% blue (178, 120, 87).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 51% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#B27857 color codes

HEX	`#B27857`
RGB	`rgb(178, 120, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 47.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 51%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 18.93, 27.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 33.19, 55.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.798, 23.588, 12.157)`
Decimal	`11696215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27857, 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 #B27857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #B27857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27857; }
.text { color: #b27857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 120 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27857, #b2a557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B27857?: #B27857 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27857?: The RGB value is 178, 120, 87: 178 red, 120 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27857?: The complementary color is #5791B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27857?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.