What color is #B57A72?

#B57A72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57A72?

The RGB value is 181, 122, 114: 181 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57A72?

The complementary color is #72ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57A72 color

#B57A72 rgb(181, 122, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B57A72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (181, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#B57A72 color codes

HEX	`#B57A72`
RGB	`rgb(181, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, 22, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 25.95, 32.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.054, 24.96, 19.204)`
Decimal	`11893362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57A72, 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 #B57A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #B57A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57a72; }
.text { color: #b57a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57a72, #b59c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B57A72?: #B57A72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57A72?: The RGB value is 181, 122, 114: 181 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57A72?: The complementary color is #72ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.