What color is #B08D88?

#B08D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08D88?

The RGB value is 176, 141, 136: 176 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08D88?

The complementary color is #88ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08D88 color

#B08D88 rgb(176, 141, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B08D88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (176, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#B08D88 color codes

HEX	`#B08D88`
RGB	`rgb(176, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 12.44, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 14.63, 31.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.874, 30.059, 27.411)`
Decimal	`11570568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08D88, 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 #B08D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B08D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B08D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08d88; }
.text { color: #b08d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08d88, #b0a188); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B08D88?: #B08D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08D88?: The RGB value is 176, 141, 136: 176 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08D88?: The complementary color is #88ABB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.