What color is #B68072?

#B68072 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 #B68072?

The RGB value is 182, 128, 114: 182 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68072?

The complementary color is #72A8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68072 color

#B68072 rgb(182, 128, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68072 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 50.2% green and 44.7% blue (182, 128, 114).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 32% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#B68072 color codes

HEX	`#B68072`
RGB	`rgb(182, 128, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 50.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 32%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.6, 19.05, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.6, 24.85, 39.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.049, 26.6, 19.468)`
Decimal	`11960434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68072, 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 #B68072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #B68072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68072; }
.text { color: #b68072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 128 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68072, #b6a272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B68072?: #B68072 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 #B68072?: The RGB value is 182, 128, 114: 182 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68072?: The complementary color is #72A8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.