What color is #B4898D?

#B4898D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4898D?

The RGB value is 180, 137, 141: 180 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4898D?

The complementary color is #89B4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4898D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4898D color

#B4898D rgb(180, 137, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #B4898D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 53.7% green and 55.3% blue (180, 137, 141).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#B4898D color codes

HEX	`#B4898D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 137, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 53.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, 16.99, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 17.51, 13.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.576, 29.519, 29.176)`
Decimal	`11831693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4898D, 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 #B4898D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4898D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #B4898D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4898d; }
.text { color: #b4898d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4898d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 137 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4898d, #b49a89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4898D?: #B4898D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4898D?: The RGB value is 180, 137, 141: 180 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4898D?: The complementary color is #89B4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4898D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.