What color is #B86A72?

#B86A72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B86A72?

The RGB value is 184, 106, 114: 184 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B86A72?

The complementary color is #6AB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B86A72 color

#B86A72 rgb(184, 106, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #B86A72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 41.6% green and 44.7% blue (184, 106, 114).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#B86A72 color codes

HEX	`#B86A72`
RGB	`rgb(184, 106, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 41.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, 32, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 33.29, 15.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.96, 21.716, 18.635)`
Decimal	`12085874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B86A72, 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 #B86A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #B86A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86a72; }
.text { color: #b86a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 106 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86a72, #b8896a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B86A72?: #B86A72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B86A72?: The RGB value is 184, 106, 114: 184 red, 106 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B86A72?: The complementary color is #6AB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.