What color is #B4837D?

#B4837D 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 #B4837D?

The RGB value is 180, 131, 125: 180 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4837D?

The complementary color is #7DAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4837D color

#B4837D rgb(180, 131, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4837D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (180, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#B4837D color codes

HEX	`#B4837D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 18.01, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 20.95, 30.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.641, 27.418, 23.076)`
Decimal	`11830141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4837D, 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 #B4837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #B4837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4837d; }
.text { color: #b4837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4837d, #b49e7d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4837D?: #B4837D 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 #B4837D?: The RGB value is 180, 131, 125: 180 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4837D?: The complementary color is #7DAEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.