What color is #B08F88?

#B08F88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08F88?

The RGB value is 176, 143, 136: 176 red, 143 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08F88?

The complementary color is #88A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08F88 color

#B08F88 rgb(176, 143, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B08F88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.1% green and 53.3% blue (176, 143, 136).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#B08F88 color codes

HEX	`#B08F88`
RGB	`rgb(176, 143, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, 11.32, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 14.11, 36.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.171, 30.654, 27.51)`
Decimal	`11571080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08F88, 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 #B08F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B08F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #B08F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08f88; }
.text { color: #b08f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 143 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08f88, #b0a388); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B08F88?: #B08F88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08F88?: The RGB value is 176, 143, 136: 176 red, 143 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08F88?: The complementary color is #88A9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.