What color is #B28182?

#B28182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28182?

The RGB value is 178, 129, 130: 178 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28182?

The complementary color is #81B2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28182 color

#B28182 rgb(178, 129, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28182 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 50.6% green and 51% blue (178, 129, 130).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#B28182 color codes

HEX	`#B28182`
RGB	`rgb(178, 129, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 50.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, 19.06, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 20.29, 20.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.24, 26.779, 24.691)`
Decimal	`11698562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28182, 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 #B28182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #B28182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28182; }
.text { color: #b28182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 129 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28182, #b29981); }

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Questions

What color is #B28182?: #B28182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28182?: The RGB value is 178, 129, 130: 178 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28182?: The complementary color is #81B2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.