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#B17275 Color

#B17275 is rgb(177, 114, 117) in RGB, hsl(357, 29%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B17275
HEX#B17275
RGBrgb(177, 114, 117)
HSLhsl(357, 29%, 57%)
HSVhsv(357, 36%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.08 16.5)
LABlab(54.99% 25.87 9.23)
LCHlch(54.99% 27.47 19.64)

What #B17275 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B17275, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 5.21Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.34Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.46Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.47Copper Rose#996666ΔE 7.81Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 9.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B17275 Channel Values

How #B17275 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 114 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 29% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 36% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 34% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B17275 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B17275 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B17275

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B17275; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B17275
Complementary
#72B1AE
Analogous
#B17295
Analogous
#B18E72
Triadic
#75B172
Triadic
#7275B1
Split comp.
#72B18E
Split comp.
#7295B1

Tints & Shades of #B17275

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BC8588
#C7999B
#D2ADAF
#DBBDBF
#E6D1D2
#F1E5E5

Shades

#A1595C
#8A4C4F
#703E40
#593133
#3F2224
#271617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B17275.

How #B17275 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B17275
Protanopia#808075
Protanomaly#967A75
Deuteranopia#8B8B73
Deuteranomaly#9C8274
Tritanopia#B17272
Tritanomaly#B17273
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B17275 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b17275: #B17275;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B17275;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b17275': '#B17275' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.447, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_b17275">#B17275</color>
SVG fillfill="#B17275"

More Red Colors

#B17275 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B17275 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B17275?

#B17275 is a mid-tone red — rgb(177, 114, 117) in RGB and hsl(357, 29%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #B17275?

#B17275 is rgb(177, 114, 117) — red 177, green 114, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B17275?

#B17275 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B17275 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B17275 scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B17275 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B17275 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.32, which is visibly different.

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