What color is #B68B88?

#B68B88 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 #B68B88?

The RGB value is 182, 139, 136: 182 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68B88?

The complementary color is #88B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68B88 color

#B68B88 rgb(182, 139, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #B68B88 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (182, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% 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 7.04:1).

#B68B88 color codes

HEX	`#B68B88`
RGB	`rgb(182, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, 15.89, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 17.76, 26.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.968, 30.189, 27.378)`
Decimal	`11963272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68B88, 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 #B68B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B68B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #B68B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68b88; }
.text { color: #b68b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68b88, #b6a288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B68B88?: #B68B88 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 #B68B88?: The RGB value is 182, 139, 136: 182 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68B88?: The complementary color is #88B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.