What color is #B28C8D?

#B28C8D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28C8D?

The RGB value is 178, 140, 141: 178 red, 140 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28C8D?

The complementary color is #8CB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28C8D color

#B28C8D rgb(178, 140, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28C8D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.9% green and 55.3% blue (178, 140, 141).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% 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 7.03:1).

#B28C8D color codes

HEX	`#B28C8D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 140, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 54.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 14.55, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 15.38, 18.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.546, 30.146, 29.298)`
Decimal	`11701389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28C8D, 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 #B28C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B28C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28c8d; }
.text { color: #b28c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 140 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28c8d, #b29e8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B28C8D?: #B28C8D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28C8D?: The RGB value is 178, 140, 141: 178 red, 140 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28C8D?: The complementary color is #8CB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.