What color is #B37566?

#B37566 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 #B37566?

The RGB value is 179, 117, 102: 179 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B37566?

The complementary color is #66A4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B37566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B37566 color

#B37566 rgb(179, 117, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B37566 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.9% green and 40% blue (179, 117, 102).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Vin Cuit (#B47463), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#B37566 color codes

HEX	`#B37566`
RGB	`rgb(179, 117, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 45.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, 22.57, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 29.07, 39.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.351, 23.268, 15.618)`
Decimal	`11760998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B37566, 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 #B37566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B37566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #B37566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b37566; }
.text { color: #b37566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 117 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b37566, #b39b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B37566?: #B37566 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 #B37566?: The RGB value is 179, 117, 102: 179 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B37566?: The complementary color is #66A4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B37566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.