What color is #B38D88?

#B38D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38D88?

The RGB value is 179, 141, 136: 179 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38D88?

The complementary color is #88AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38D88 color

#B38D88 rgb(179, 141, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38D88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (179, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#B38D88 color codes

HEX	`#B38D88`
RGB	`rgb(179, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, 13.61, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 15.87, 30.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.56, 30.412, 27.443)`
Decimal	`11767176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38D88, 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 #B38D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #B38D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38d88; }
.text { color: #b38d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38d88, #b3a388); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B38D88?: #B38D88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38D88?: The RGB value is 179, 141, 136: 179 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38D88?: The complementary color is #88AEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.