What color is #B78C88?

#B78C88 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78C88?

The RGB value is 183, 140, 136: 183 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78C88?

The complementary color is #88B3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78C88 color

#B78C88 rgb(183, 140, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B78C88 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (183, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% 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 7.12:1).

#B78C88 color codes

HEX	`#B78C88`
RGB	`rgb(183, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 15.72, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 17.85, 28.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.351, 30.603, 27.438)`
Decimal	`12029064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78C88, 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 #B78C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #B78C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78c88; }
.text { color: #b78c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78c88, #b7a488); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B78C88?: #B78C88 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78C88?: The RGB value is 183, 140, 136: 183 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78C88?: The complementary color is #88B3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.