What color is #BD8077?

#BD8077 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8077?

The RGB value is 189, 128, 119: 189 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8077?

The complementary color is #77B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8077 color

#BD8077 rgb(189, 128, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD8077 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 50.2% green and 46.7% blue (189, 128, 119).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#BD8077 color codes

HEX	`#BD8077`
RGB	`rgb(189, 128, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 50.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, 22.46, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 26.73, 32.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.036, 27.591, 21.087)`
Decimal	`12419191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8077, 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 #BD8077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD8077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #BD8077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8077; }
.text { color: #bd8077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 128 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8077, #bda377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BD8077?: #BD8077 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8077?: The RGB value is 189, 128, 119: 189 red, 128 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8077?: The complementary color is #77B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.