What color is #B18B8B?

#B18B8B 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 #B18B8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #B18B8B?

The complementary color is #8BB1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18B8B color

#B18B8B rgb(177, 139, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #B18B8B is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#B18B8B color codes

HEX	`#B18B8B`
RGB	`rgb(177, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, 14.41, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 15.43, 20.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.025, 29.678, 28.463)`
Decimal	`11635595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18B8B, 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 #B18B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #B18B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18b8b; }
.text { color: #b18b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18b8b, #b19e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B18B8B?: #B18B8B 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 #B18B8B?: The RGB value is 177, 139, 139: 177 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18B8B?: The complementary color is #8BB1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.