What color is #B08280?

#B08280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08280?

The RGB value is 176, 130, 128: 176 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08280?

The complementary color is #80AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08280?

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.

#B08280 color

#B08280 rgb(176, 130, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #B08280 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (176, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B08280 color codes

HEX	`#B08280`
RGB	`rgb(176, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 17.43, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 19.19, 24.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.784, 26.755, 24.013)`
Decimal	`11567744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08280, 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 #B08280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08280 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 #B08280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08280; }
.text { color: #b08280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08280, #b09a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B08280?: #B08280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08280?: The RGB value is 176, 130, 128: 176 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08280?: The complementary color is #80AEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08280?: 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.