What color is #B48279?

#B48279 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 #B48279?

The RGB value is 180, 130, 121: 180 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48279?

The complementary color is #79ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48279 color

#B48279 rgb(180, 130, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48279 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (180, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#B48279 color codes

HEX	`#B48279`
RGB	`rgb(180, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 18.03, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 21.94, 34.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.257, 27.051, 21.713)`
Decimal	`11829881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48279, 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 #B48279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #B48279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48279; }
.text { color: #b48279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48279, #b49f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B48279?: #B48279 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 #B48279?: The RGB value is 180, 130, 121: 180 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48279?: The complementary color is #79ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.