What color is #B6827B?

#B6827B 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 #B6827B?

The RGB value is 182, 130, 123: 182 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6827B?

The complementary color is #7BAFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6827B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6827B color

#B6827B rgb(182, 130, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6827B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 51% green and 48.2% blue (182, 130, 123).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% 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 6.47:1).

#B6827B color codes

HEX	`#B6827B`
RGB	`rgb(182, 130, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 51%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, 19.09, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 22.43, 31.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.85, 27.342, 22.388)`
Decimal	`11960955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6827B, 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 #B6827B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6827B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #B6827B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6827b; }
.text { color: #b6827b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6827b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 130 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6827b, #b6a07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6827B?: #B6827B 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 #B6827B?: The RGB value is 182, 130, 123: 182 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6827B?: The complementary color is #7BAFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6827B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.