What color is #B7675B?

#B7675B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7675B?

The RGB value is 183, 103, 91: 183 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7675B?

The complementary color is #5BABB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7675B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7675B color

#B7675B rgb(183, 103, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7675B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 40.4% green and 35.7% blue (183, 103, 91).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 50% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#B7675B color codes

HEX	`#B7675B`
RGB	`rgb(183, 103, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 40.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 50%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 30.75, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 37.15, 34.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.269, 20.526, 12.474)`
Decimal	`12019547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7675B, 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 #B7675B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B7675B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #B7675B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7675b; }
.text { color: #b7675b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7675b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 103 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7675b, #b7955b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B7675B?: #B7675B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7675B?: The RGB value is 183, 103, 91: 183 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7675B?: The complementary color is #5BABB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7675B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.