What color is #B68578?

#B68578 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 #B68578?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 120: 182 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68578?

The complementary color is #78A9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68578 color

#B68578 rgb(182, 133, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68578 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 47.1% blue (182, 133, 120).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#B68578 color codes

HEX	`#B68578`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 17.02, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 22.3, 40.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.07, 28.078, 21.549)`
Decimal	`11961720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68578, 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 #B68578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #B68578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68578; }
.text { color: #b68578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68578, #b6a478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B68578?: #B68578 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 #B68578?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 120: 182 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68578?: The complementary color is #78A9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.