What color is #B28680?

#B28680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28680?

The RGB value is 178, 134, 128: 178 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28680?

The complementary color is #80ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28680 color

#B28680 rgb(178, 134, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B28680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (178, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#B28680 color codes

HEX	`#B28680`
RGB	`rgb(178, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 15.97, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 18.73, 31.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.782, 28.075, 24.216)`
Decimal	`11699840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28680, 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 #B28680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #B28680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28680; }
.text { color: #b28680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28680, #b29f80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B28680?: #B28680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28680?: The RGB value is 178, 134, 128: 178 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28680?: The complementary color is #80ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.