What color is #B38789?

#B38789 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 #B38789?

The RGB value is 179, 135, 137: 179 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38789?

The complementary color is #87B3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38789 color

#B38789 rgb(179, 135, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B38789 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.9% green and 53.7% blue (179, 135, 137).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#B38789 color codes

HEX	`#B38789`
RGB	`rgb(179, 135, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 17.12, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 17.97, 17.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.77, 28.719, 27.532)`
Decimal	`11765641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38789, 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 #B38789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #B38789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38789; }
.text { color: #b38789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 135 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38789, #b39b87); }

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Questions

What color is #B38789?: #B38789 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 #B38789?: The RGB value is 179, 135, 137: 179 red, 135 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38789?: The complementary color is #87B3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.