What color is #B27A7A?

#B27A7A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27A7A?

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

What is the complementary color of #B27A7A?

The complementary color is #7AB2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27A7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27A7A color

#B27A7A rgb(178, 122, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27A7A is a desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#B27A7A color codes

HEX	`#B27A7A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 122, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 47.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, 21.86, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 23.59, 22.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.833, 24.791, 21.675)`
Decimal	`11696762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27A7A, 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 #B27A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #B27A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27a7a; }
.text { color: #b27a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 122 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27a7a, #b2967a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B27A7A?: #B27A7A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27A7A?: The RGB value is 178, 122, 122: 178 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27A7A?: The complementary color is #7AB2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27A7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.