What color is #B4776A?

#B4776A 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 #B4776A?

The RGB value is 180, 119, 106: 180 red, 119 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4776A?

The complementary color is #6AA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4776A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4776A color

#B4776A rgb(180, 119, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4776A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 46.7% green and 41.6% blue (180, 119, 106).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 41% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Vin Cuit (#B47463), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#B4776A color codes

HEX	`#B4776A`
RGB	`rgb(180, 119, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 46.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 41%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 41%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, 22.32, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 28.03, 37.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.022, 23.94, 16.778)`
Decimal	`11827050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4776A, 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 #B4776A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4776A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #B4776A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4776a; }
.text { color: #b4776a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4776a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 119 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4776a, #b49c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B4776A?: #B4776A 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 #B4776A?: The RGB value is 180, 119, 106: 180 red, 119 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4776A?: The complementary color is #6AA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4776A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.