What color is #B18889?

#B18889 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 #B18889?

The RGB value is 177, 136, 137: 177 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18889?

The complementary color is #88B1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18889 color

#B18889 rgb(177, 136, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B18889 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (177, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#B18889 color codes

HEX	`#B18889`
RGB	`rgb(177, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, 15.78, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 16.72, 19.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.451, 28.763, 27.557)`
Decimal	`11634825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18889, 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 #B18889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #B18889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18889; }
.text { color: #b18889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18889, #b19c88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B18889?: #B18889 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 #B18889?: The RGB value is 177, 136, 137: 177 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18889?: The complementary color is #88B1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.