What color is #B48C8F?

#B48C8F 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 #B48C8F?

The RGB value is 180, 140, 143: 180 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48C8F?

The complementary color is #8CB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48C8F color

#B48C8F rgb(180, 140, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #B48C8F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (180, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#B48C8F color codes

HEX	`#B48C8F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 15.62, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 16.19, 15.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.159, 30.444, 30.111)`
Decimal	`11832463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48C8F, 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 #B48C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #B48C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48c8f; }
.text { color: #b48c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48c8f, #b49d8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B48C8F?: #B48C8F 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 #B48C8F?: The RGB value is 180, 140, 143: 180 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48C8F?: The complementary color is #8CB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.