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#b07375

a balanced, soft red · warm · closest name: Rosy Brown

Token name suggestion: Studio Cherry

RGB
176, 115, 117
HSL
358°, 28%, 57%
CMYK
0, 35, 34, 31
Luminance
0.2278

#b07375 is a balanced soft red, 358° on the wheel and 24/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (5.56:1). As text it scores 3.78:1 on white — large text only. Nearest name is Rosy Brown, nearest Tailwind family is rose.

hsl(358 28% 57%)rgb(176 115 117)Base step 500AA inkWarm

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b07375 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b07375
Hue
358°
red
Saturation
28%
soft
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
69%
HSV value
Perceived
53%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2278
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
24/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
5.56:1
Closest name
Rosy Brown
ΔE2000 8.9
Chroma
25.9
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.620
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
rose
500 · ΔE 14.8
Web-safe
#996666
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue358° of 360°
Saturation28%
Lightness57%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #b07375.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool24% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Luminance by channel
Red41%
Green54%
Blue6%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#b07375
HEX (8-digit)#b07375ff
RGBrgb(176, 115, 117)
RGBArgba(176, 115, 117, 1)
HSLhsl(358, 28%, 57%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358, 35%, 69%)
HWBhwb(358 45% 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 31%)
LABlab(54.8 24.3 8.9)
LCHlch(54.8 25.9 20.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.620 0.077 17.4)
XYZ (D65)xyz(27.25, 22.78, 19.79)
Decimal11563893
Display P3color(display-p3 0.690 0.451 0.459)
Web-safe#996666

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #b07375;
background-color: #b07375;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #b07375;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b07375] bg-[#b07375]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b07375;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.690, green: 0.451, blue: 0.459)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.451, blue: 0.459, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#B07375</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFB07375)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB07375)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(117, 115, 176)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(176, 115, 117)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(176, 115, 117)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 176, 115, 117)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.6902f, 0.4510f, 0.4588f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{176,115,117}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #b07375 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #b07375 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#522E2F, #E9D8D8);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #b07375 h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F6F6;
  --brand-100: #F3ECED;
  --brand-200: #E6D6D6;
  --brand-300: #D7B7B8;
  --brand-400: #C29395;
  --brand-500: #b07375;
  --brand-600: #9D585B;
  --brand-700: #824A4B;
  --brand-800: #683B3C;
  --brand-900: #4D2D2F;
  --brand-950: #301C1D;
  --brand: #b07375;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #F9F5F5;
  --brand-border: #E2CBCC;
  --brand-hover: #A35C5F;
  --brand-pressed: #8D4F51;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #241415;
    --brand-ink: #E9D8D8;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#F9F6F6',
        100: '#F3ECED',
        200: '#E6D6D6',
        300: '#D7B7B8',
        400: '#C29395',
        500: '#b07375',
        600: '#9D585B',
        700: '#824A4B',
        800: '#683B3C',
        900: '#4D2D2F',
        950: '#301C1D',
        DEFAULT: '#b07375',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #F9F6F6,
  '100': #F3ECED,
  '200': #E6D6D6,
  '300': #D7B7B8,
  '400': #C29395,
  '500': #b07375,
  '600': #9D585B,
  '700': #824A4B,
  '800': #683B3C,
  '900': #4D2D2F,
  '950': #301C1D,
);
$brand-base: #b07375;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#F9F6F6", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#F3ECED", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#E6D6D6", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#D7B7B8", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#C29395", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#b07375", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#9D585B", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#824A4B", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#683B3C", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#4D2D2F", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#301C1D", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #b07375 · 5.56:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 3.78:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.56:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #b07375 as text scores 3.78:1 on white and 5.56:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #522E2F at 3.10:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#A76365 · 4.55:1
AA on white−5% L
#A76365
The quick fox
#80484A · 7.13:1
AAA on white−18% L
#80484A
The quick fox
#b07375 · 5.56:1
AA on blackalready passes
#b07375
The quick fox
#BD8A8C · 7.18:1
AAA on black+7% L
#BD8A8C

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #B07375 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b07375 on white: 3.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b07375 on black: 5.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #b07375 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #b07375.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White3.78:1AaAa
Slate 503.61:1AaAa
Slate 1003.45:1AaAa
Slate 2003.07:1AaAa
Slate 3002.55:1AaAa
Slate 4001.47:1AaAa
Slate 5001.26:1AaAa
Slate 6002.00:1AaAa
Slate 7002.74:1AaAa
Slate 8003.87:1AaAa
Slate 9004.72:1AaAa
Black5.56:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #7E7C75
deuteranopia · #8D8874
tritanopia · #BC6D74

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b07375 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F6F6
#F3ECED
#E6D6D6
#D7B7B8
#C29395
#b07375
#9D585B
#824A4B
#683B3C
#4D2D2F
#301C1D
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9F6F6Darkest = 950 · #301C1DText step on white = 600
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.019 17.4);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.031 17.4);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.046 17.4);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.060 17.4);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.071 17.4);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.077 17.4);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.077 17.4);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.073 17.4);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.065 17.4);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.054 17.4);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.043 17.4);
}

Colors that work with #b07375

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F5F5
Tinted page background
Border#E2CBCC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#935355
Captions on the surface
Accent#458774
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#522E2F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6EFEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241415
Dark-mode background
Hover#A35C5F
One step down in lightness
Pressed#8D4F51
Two steps down
Disabled#D5BEBF
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#C17679
Offset from the fill so it reads
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
Your export is ready

The file stays available for seven days. Download it before it expires.

NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #b07375

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
  • Chart series and data categories
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Status meaning — pair it with an icon or label, never colour alone
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Minimum size as text on white
24px / 18.66px bold
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #522E2F
Safe as a 1px border on white
Yes

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

urgentappetisingboldphysical

Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing.

The muted chroma softens the association — it reads considered rather than loud, which suits long-form and data-heavy screens. The mid lightness keeps it versatile in both themes.

Worth knowing

It is also the universal error colour. Use it as a brand accent and users may read a warning that is not there.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium
  • Weight43/100
  • TemperatureWarm
  • ApproachabilityHigh

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#73B0AE
Analogous left#B07394
Analogous right#B09073
Split-complement 1#73B090
Split-complement 2#7394B0
Triadic 1#75B073
Triadic 2#7375B0
Tetradic#94B073
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°358°

#b07375 sits at 358°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red69.0%
Green45.1%
Blue45.9%
R · 0–255
176
0xb0
G · 0–255
115
0x73
B · 0–255
117
0x75

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta34.7%
Yellow33.5%
Key (black)31.0%

Total ink coverage is 99%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#b07375 text on a black background

contrast 5.56:1

Card sample

#b07375 text on a white background

contrast 3.78:1

Card sample

#b07375 on grey

3.45:1

#b07375 on its own surface

3.49:1

#b07375 on its dark surface

4.68:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b07375;
Background color
Panel with #b07375 background
background-color: #b07375;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b07375;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(176, 115, 117, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(176, 115, 117, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b07375;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b07375, #B09A73);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #b07375, #B0A973);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #b07375;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #b07375;
caret-color: #b07375;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #b07375;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #F6EFEF;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #b07375;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#b07375 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #b07375 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(176, 115, 117, 0.5)
rgb(176 115 117 / 50%)
#b0737580
hsl(358 28% 57% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #b07375 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#b073751a#F7F1F1
20%#b0737533#EFE3E3
40%#b0737566#DFC7C8
60%#b0737599#D0ABAC
80%#b07375cc#C08F91

Gradients from #b07375

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C69A9C, #b07375 45%, #522E2F);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #b07375, #A59160);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #b07375, #73B0AE);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #D1AEAF 0%, #b07375 45%, #522E2F 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F9F5F5, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #C394B1 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #BBA487 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #522E2F 0%, transparent 65%), #b07375;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b07375

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#b07375 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 5.56:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#b07375, answered

What color is #b07375?

#b07375 is a balanced soft red, closest to Rosy Brown (ΔE2000 8.9). It sits at 358° on the hue wheel with 28% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #b07375?

rgb(176, 115, 117) — 176 red, 115 green and 117 blue out of 255, or 69% / 45.1% / 45.9% by channel.

What is #b07375 in HSL and HSV?

hsl(358, 28%, 57%) and hsv(358, 35%, 69%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #b07375 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2278 and perceived brightness is 53%, so black text on it reaches 5.56:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b07375?

Black. It scores 5.56:1 against #b07375, versus 3.78:1 for white — AA at any size.

Is #b07375 accessible on a white background?

#b07375 on white scores 3.78:1, which only clears AA for large text — 18.66px bold or 24px regular and up. Darken it to #A76365 to reach 4.5:1, or #80484A for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #b07375?

#73B0AE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #73B090 and #7394B0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b07375?

For interface work: #F9F5F5 as the surface, #E2CBCC for borders, #935355 for secondary text, #458774 as an accent and #522E2F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B07394 and #B09073 stays calm, while #73B0AE is the loudest partner.

What is #b07375 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 31%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #b07375 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 24 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #B08773; nudged cooler, #B2718B.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #b07375?

The rose family — its 500 step is #f43f5e, ΔE2000 14.8 away. That is a visible difference, so define #b07375 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #b07375 in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#b07375] or text-[#b07375], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #b07375 with 50% opacity?

rgba(176, 115, 117, 0.5), or #b0737580 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #D8B9BA; over black, #583A3B.

Is #b07375 a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #996666, ΔE2000 6.6 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #b07375 mean?

As a red, it reads urgent, appetising, bold. Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing. At this moderate chroma the association is present but not shouted.

What gradient works with #b07375?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #C69A9C, #b07375 45%, #522E2F). For more colour, a short hue run to #A59160 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #b07375 in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #b07375 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.