What color is #B38E84?

#B38E84 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38E84?

The RGB value is 179, 142, 132: 179 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38E84?

The complementary color is #84A9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38E84 color

#B38E84 rgb(179, 142, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38E84 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (179, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#B38E84 color codes

HEX	`#B38E84`
RGB	`rgb(179, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 12.46, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 16.39, 40.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.429, 30.597, 26.023)`
Decimal	`11767428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38E84, 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 #B38E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #B38E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38e84; }
.text { color: #b38e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38e84, #b3a684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B38E84?: #B38E84 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38E84?: The RGB value is 179, 142, 132: 179 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38E84?: The complementary color is #84A9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.