What color is #B28587?

#B28587 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 #B28587?

The RGB value is 178, 133, 135: 178 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28587?

The complementary color is #85B2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28587 color

#B28587 rgb(178, 133, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28587 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.2% green and 52.9% blue (178, 133, 135).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#B28587 color codes

HEX	`#B28587`
RGB	`rgb(178, 133, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 17.55, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 18.45, 17.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.121, 27.991, 26.68)`
Decimal	`11699591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28587, 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 #B28587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #B28587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28587; }
.text { color: #b28587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 133 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28587, #b29a85); }

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Questions

What color is #B28587?: #B28587 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 #B28587?: The RGB value is 178, 133, 135: 178 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28587?: The complementary color is #85B2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.