What color is #B2948F?

#B2948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2948F?

The RGB value is 178, 148, 143: 178 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2948F?

The complementary color is #8FADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2948F color

#B2948F rgb(178, 148, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2948F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (178, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#B2948F color codes

HEX	`#B2948F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, 10.39, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 12.44, 33.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.908, 32.629, 30.493)`
Decimal	`11703439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2948F, 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 #B2948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #B2948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2948f; }
.text { color: #b2948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2948f, #b2a68f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2948F?: #B2948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2948F?: The RGB value is 178, 148, 143: 178 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2948F?: The complementary color is #8FADB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.