What color is #B08189?

#B08189 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08189?

The RGB value is 176, 129, 137: 176 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08189?

The complementary color is #81B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08189 color

#B08189 rgb(176, 129, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B08189 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (176, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#B08189 color codes

HEX	`#B08189`
RGB	`rgb(176, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, 19.33, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 19.54, 8.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.27, 26.738, 27.229)`
Decimal	`11567497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08189, 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 #B08189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #B08189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08189; }
.text { color: #b08189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08189, #b09081); }

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Questions

What color is #B08189?: #B08189 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08189?: The RGB value is 176, 129, 137: 176 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08189?: The complementary color is #81B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.