What color is #B1888B?

#B1888B 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 #B1888B?

The RGB value is 177, 136, 139: 177 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1888B?

The complementary color is #88B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1888B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1888B color

#B1888B rgb(177, 136, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #B1888B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.3% green and 54.5% blue (177, 136, 139).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#B1888B color codes

HEX	`#B1888B`
RGB	`rgb(177, 136, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 16.09, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 16.7, 15.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.596, 28.821, 28.32)`
Decimal	`11634827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1888B, 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 #B1888B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1888B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #B1888B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1888b; }
.text { color: #b1888b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1888b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 136 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1888b, #b19a88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1888B?: #B1888B 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 #B1888B?: The RGB value is 177, 136, 139: 177 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1888B?: The complementary color is #88B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1888B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.