What color is #B28D8A?

#B28D8A 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 #B28D8A?

The RGB value is 178, 141, 138: 178 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28D8A?

The complementary color is #8AAFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28D8A color

#B28D8A rgb(178, 141, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #B28D8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (178, 141, 138).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B28D8A color codes

HEX	`#B28D8A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 141, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 55.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 13.52, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 15.2, 27.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.473, 30.351, 28.188)`
Decimal	`11701642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28D8A, 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 #B28D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #B28D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28d8a; }
.text { color: #b28d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 141 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28d8a, #b2a18a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B28D8A?: #B28D8A 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 #B28D8A?: The RGB value is 178, 141, 138: 178 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28D8A?: The complementary color is #8AAFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.