What color is #B48078?

#B48078 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48078?

The RGB value is 180, 128, 120: 180 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48078?

The complementary color is #78ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48078 color

#B48078 rgb(180, 128, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48078 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (180, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#B48078 color codes

HEX	`#B48078`
RGB	`rgb(180, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, 19.02, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 22.68, 33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.933, 26.5, 21.304)`
Decimal	`11829368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48078, 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 #B48078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #B48078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48078; }
.text { color: #b48078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48078, #b49e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B48078?: #B48078 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48078?: The RGB value is 180, 128, 120: 180 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48078?: The complementary color is #78ACB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.