What color is #B68E85?

#B68E85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68E85?

The RGB value is 182, 142, 133: 182 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68E85?

The complementary color is #85ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68E85 color

#B68E85 rgb(182, 142, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B68E85 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (182, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#B68E85 color codes

HEX	`#B68E85`
RGB	`rgb(182, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, 13.78, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 17.38, 37.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.199, 30.986, 26.418)`
Decimal	`11964037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68E85, 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 #B68E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B68E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #B68E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68e85; }
.text { color: #b68e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68e85, #b6a785); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B68E85?: #B68E85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68E85?: The RGB value is 182, 142, 133: 182 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68E85?: The complementary color is #85ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.