What color is #B84048?

#B84048 is a desaturated red known as Dragon’s Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dragon’s Blood?

The RGB value is 184, 64, 72: 184 red, 64 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dragon’s Blood?

The complementary color is #40B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B84048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dragon’s Blood color: hex code #B84048

#B84048 rgb(184, 64, 72)

Shades of red

Dragon’s Blood has the hex code #B84048. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 25.1% green and 28.2% blue (184, 64, 72).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 61% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

Dragon’s Blood (#B84048) color codes

HEX	`#B84048`
RGB	`rgb(184, 64, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 25.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 65%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 61%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 48.91, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 53.61, 24.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.772, 14.328, 7.696)`
Decimal	`12075080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dragon’s Blood, 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 #B84048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B84048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	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 #B84048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b84048; }
.text { color: #b84048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b84048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 64 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b84048, #b87440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B84048 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B84048?: #B84048 is a desaturated red known as Dragon’s Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dragon’s Blood?: The RGB value is 184, 64, 72: 184 red, 64 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dragon’s Blood?: The complementary color is #40B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B84048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.