What color is #B6948F?

#B6948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6948F?

The RGB value is 182, 148, 143: 182 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6948F?

The complementary color is #8FB1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6948F color

#B6948F rgb(182, 148, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6948F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (182, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B6948F color codes

HEX	`#B6948F`
RGB	`rgb(182, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 11.93, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 14.06, 31.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.839, 33.109, 30.537)`
Decimal	`11965583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6948F, 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 #B6948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B6948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6948f; }
.text { color: #b6948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6948f, #b6a88f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6948F?: #B6948F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6948F?: The RGB value is 182, 148, 143: 182 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6948F?: The complementary color is #8FB1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.