What color is #B77B6E?

#B77B6E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B77B6E?

The RGB value is 183, 123, 110: 183 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B77B6E?

The complementary color is #6EAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B77B6E color

#B77B6E rgb(183, 123, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B77B6E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 48.2% green and 43.1% blue (183, 123, 110).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Döner Kebab (#BB7766), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#B77B6E color codes

HEX	`#B77B6E`
RGB	`rgb(183, 123, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 48.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 21.76, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 27.39, 37.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.427, 25.361, 18.094)`
Decimal	`12024686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B77B6E, 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 #B77B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #B77B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77b6e; }
.text { color: #b77b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 123 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77b6e, #b79f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B77B6E?: #B77B6E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B77B6E?: The RGB value is 183, 123, 110: 183 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B77B6E?: The complementary color is #6EAAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.