What color is #B08C8F?

#B08C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08C8F?

The RGB value is 176, 140, 143: 176 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08C8F?

The complementary color is #8CB0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08C8F color

#B08C8F rgb(176, 140, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #B08C8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (176, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#B08C8F color codes

HEX	`#B08C8F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, 14.1, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 14.55, 14.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.241, 29.971, 30.068)`
Decimal	`11570319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08C8F, 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 #B08C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #B08C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08c8f; }
.text { color: #b08c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08c8f, #b09b8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B08C8F?: #B08C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08C8F?: The RGB value is 176, 140, 143: 176 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08C8F?: The complementary color is #8CB0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.