What color is #B48889?

#B48889 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 #B48889?

The RGB value is 180, 136, 137: 180 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48889?

The complementary color is #88B4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48889 color

#B48889 rgb(180, 136, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B48889 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (180, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#B48889 color codes

HEX	`#B48889`
RGB	`rgb(180, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, 16.94, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 17.97, 19.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.142, 29.119, 27.59)`
Decimal	`11831433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48889, 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 #B48889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #B48889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48889; }
.text { color: #b48889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48889, #b49d88); }

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Questions

What color is #B48889?: #B48889 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 #B48889?: The RGB value is 180, 136, 137: 180 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48889?: The complementary color is #88B4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.