What color is #B08690?

#B08690 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 #B08690?

The RGB value is 176, 134, 144: 176 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08690?

The complementary color is #86B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08690 color

#B08690 rgb(176, 134, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #B08690 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (176, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#B08690 color codes

HEX	`#B08690`
RGB	`rgb(176, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, 17.63, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 17.65, 2.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.464, 28.295, 30.184)`
Decimal	`11568784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08690, 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 #B08690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #B08690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08690; }
.text { color: #b08690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08690, #b09186); }

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Questions

What color is #B08690?: #B08690 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 #B08690?: The RGB value is 176, 134, 144: 176 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08690?: The complementary color is #86B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.