Palettes / Colors / #B27770
#B27770 — Dusty Red
#B27770 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #B27770 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#B27770 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #70ACB2; it also sits naturally between #B2708B and #B29870. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B27770 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 178, 119, 112 |
| HSL | 6°, 30%, 57% |
| HSV | 6°, 37%, 70% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 37%, 30% |
| XYZ | 27.88, 23.83, 18.46 |
| Yxy | 23.83, 0.3973, 0.3396 |
| CIE-Lab | 55.92, 22.24, 13.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.81, 19.44, 9.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 70% · Green 47% · Blue 44%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 37% · Key 30%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B27770
.text { color: #B27770; }
.background { background-color: #B27770; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B27770; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 119, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 30%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B27770; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 119, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B27770; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 119, 112, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B27770">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B27770">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #70ACB2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.64:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.77:1 AA |
Best text color on #B27770: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B27770
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B27770: ·
How #B27770 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #B27770 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B27770?
#B27770 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 178, 119, 112). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B27770?
#B27770 is RGB 178, 119, 112 — HSL 6°, 30%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 37%, 30%.
What colors go with #B27770?
Its complement is #70ACB2; analogous partners are #B2708B and #B29870. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B27770 for text?
Black text on #B27770 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.