What color is #B48A8C?

#B48A8C 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 #B48A8C?

The RGB value is 180, 138, 140: 180 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48A8C?

The complementary color is #8AB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48A8C color

#B48A8C rgb(180, 138, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #B48A8C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.1% green and 54.9% blue (180, 138, 140).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#B48A8C color codes

HEX	`#B48A8C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 138, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, 16.28, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 17.06, 17.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.645, 29.775, 28.833)`
Decimal	`11831948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48A8C, 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 #B48A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #B48A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48a8c; }
.text { color: #b48a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 138 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48a8c, #b49d8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B48A8C?: #B48A8C 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 #B48A8C?: The RGB value is 180, 138, 140: 180 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48A8C?: The complementary color is #8AB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.