What color is #B37F84?

#B37F84 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B37F84?

The RGB value is 179, 127, 132: 179 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B37F84?

The complementary color is #7FB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B37F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B37F84 color

#B37F84 rgb(179, 127, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #B37F84 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 49.8% green and 51.8% blue (179, 127, 132).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#B37F84 color codes

HEX	`#B37F84`
RGB	`rgb(179, 127, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 49.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.44, 20.86, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.44, 21.53, 14.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.345, 26.43, 25.328)`
Decimal	`11763588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B37F84, 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 #B37F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B37F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #B37F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b37f84; }
.text { color: #b37f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 127 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b37f84, #b3947f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B37F84?: #B37F84 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B37F84?: The RGB value is 179, 127, 132: 179 red, 127 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B37F84?: The complementary color is #7FB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B37F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.