What color is #B97771?

#B97771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B97771?

The RGB value is 185, 119, 113: 185 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B97771?

The complementary color is #71B3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B97771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B97771 color

#B97771 rgb(185, 119, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B97771 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 46.7% green and 44.3% blue (185, 119, 113).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#B97771 color codes

HEX	`#B97771`
RGB	`rgb(185, 119, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 46.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, 25.13, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 28.8, 29.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.586, 24.702, 18.829)`
Decimal	`12154737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B97771, 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 #B97771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B97771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #B97771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b97771; }
.text { color: #b97771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 119 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b97771, #b99b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B97771?: #B97771 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B97771?: The RGB value is 185, 119, 113: 185 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B97771?: The complementary color is #71B3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B97771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.