What color is #B58884?

#B58884 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 #B58884?

The RGB value is 181, 136, 132: 181 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58884?

The complementary color is #84B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58884?

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.

#B58884 color

#B58884 rgb(181, 136, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #B58884 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 53.3% green and 51.8% blue (181, 136, 132).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B58884 color codes

HEX	`#B58884`
RGB	`rgb(181, 136, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 53.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 16.59, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 18.8, 28.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.026, 29.1, 25.755)`
Decimal	`11896964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58884, 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 #B58884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B58884 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 #B58884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58884; }
.text { color: #b58884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 136 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58884, #b5a184); }

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Questions

What color is #B58884?: #B58884 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 #B58884?: The RGB value is 181, 136, 132: 181 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58884?: The complementary color is #84B1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58884?: 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.