What color is #B77F77?

#B77F77 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 #B77F77?

The RGB value is 183, 127, 119: 183 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B77F77?

The complementary color is #77AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B77F77 color

#B77F77 rgb(183, 127, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B77F77 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 49.8% green and 46.7% blue (183, 127, 119).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 31% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B77F77 color codes

HEX	`#B77F77`
RGB	`rgb(183, 127, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 49.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 31%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 35%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, 20.64, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 24.44, 32.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.449, 26.58, 20.976)`
Decimal	`12025719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B77F77, 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 #B77F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #B77F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77f77; }
.text { color: #b77f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 127 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77f77, #b79f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B77F77?: #B77F77 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 #B77F77?: The RGB value is 183, 127, 119: 183 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B77F77?: The complementary color is #77AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.