What color is #B27A69?

#B27A69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27A69?

The RGB value is 178, 122, 105: 178 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27A69?

The complementary color is #69A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27A69 color

#B27A69 rgb(178, 122, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B27A69 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 47.8% green and 41.2% blue (178, 122, 105).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Vin Cuit (#B47463), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#B27A69 color codes

HEX	`#B27A69`
RGB	`rgb(178, 122, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 47.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 19.71, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 26.79, 42.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.871, 24.406, 16.605)`
Decimal	`11696745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27A69, 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 #B27A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #B27A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27a69; }
.text { color: #b27a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 122 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27a69, #b29f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B27A69?: #B27A69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Vin Cuit. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27A69?: The RGB value is 178, 122, 105: 178 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27A69?: The complementary color is #69A1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.