What color is #B28C91?

#B28C91 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 #B28C91?

The RGB value is 178, 140, 145: 178 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28C91?

The complementary color is #8CB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28C91 color

#B28C91 rgb(178, 140, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28C91 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (178, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#B28C91 color codes

HEX	`#B28C91`
RGB	`rgb(178, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, 15.18, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 15.45, 10.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.849, 30.267, 30.894)`
Decimal	`11701393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28C91, 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 #B28C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #B28C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28c91; }
.text { color: #b28c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28c91, #b29a8c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B28C91?: #B28C91 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 #B28C91?: The RGB value is 178, 140, 145: 178 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28C91?: The complementary color is #8CB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.