What color is #B57771?

#B57771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57771?

The RGB value is 181, 119, 113: 181 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57771?

The complementary color is #71AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57771 color

#B57771 rgb(181, 119, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B57771 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 46.7% green and 44.3% blue (181, 119, 113).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#B57771 color codes

HEX	`#B57771`
RGB	`rgb(181, 119, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 46.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, 23.55, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 27.06, 29.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.635, 24.212, 18.785)`
Decimal	`11892593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57771, 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 #B57771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #B57771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57771; }
.text { color: #b57771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 119 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57771, #b59971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B57771?: #B57771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57771?: The RGB value is 181, 119, 113: 181 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57771?: The complementary color is #71AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.