What color is #B58278?

#B58278 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 #B58278?

The RGB value is 181, 130, 120: 181 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58278?

The complementary color is #78ABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58278 color

#B58278 rgb(181, 130, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B58278 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 51% green and 47.1% blue (181, 130, 120).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#B58278 color codes

HEX	`#B58278`
RGB	`rgb(181, 130, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 51%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, 18.3, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 22.57, 35.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.43, 27.147, 21.403)`
Decimal	`11895416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58278, 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 #B58278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B58278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #B58278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58278; }
.text { color: #b58278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 130 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58278, #b5a178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B58278?: #B58278 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 #B58278?: The RGB value is 181, 130, 120: 181 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58278?: The complementary color is #78ABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.