What color is #B08487?

#B08487 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 #B08487?

The RGB value is 176, 132, 135: 176 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08487?

The complementary color is #84B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08487 color

#B08487 rgb(176, 132, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #B08487 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51.8% green and 52.9% blue (176, 132, 135).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#B08487 color codes

HEX	`#B08487`
RGB	`rgb(176, 132, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, 17.34, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 18.04, 16.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.529, 27.483, 26.614)`
Decimal	`11568263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08487, 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 #B08487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #B08487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08487; }
.text { color: #b08487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 132 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08487, #b09784); }

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Questions

What color is #B08487?: #B08487 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 #B08487?: The RGB value is 176, 132, 135: 176 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08487?: The complementary color is #84B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.