What color is #B28A89?

#B28A89 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 #B28A89?

The RGB value is 178, 138, 137: 178 red, 138 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28A89?

The complementary color is #89B1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28A89 color

#B28A89 rgb(178, 138, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28A89 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.1% green and 53.7% blue (178, 138, 137).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#B28A89 color codes

HEX	`#B28A89`
RGB	`rgb(178, 138, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 54.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 15.05, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 16.35, 23.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.964, 29.449, 27.663)`
Decimal	`11700873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28A89, 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 #B28A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #B28A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28a89; }
.text { color: #b28a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 138 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28a89, #b29f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B28A89?: #B28A89 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 #B28A89?: The RGB value is 178, 138, 137: 178 red, 138 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28A89?: The complementary color is #89B1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.