What color is #B86E72?

#B86E72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B86E72?

The RGB value is 184, 110, 114: 184 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B86E72?

The complementary color is #6EB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B86E72 color

#B86E72 rgb(184, 110, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #B86E72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (184, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#B86E72 color codes

HEX	`#B86E72`
RGB	`rgb(184, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, 29.82, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 31.59, 19.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.382, 22.559, 18.776)`
Decimal	`12086898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B86E72, 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 #B86E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #B86E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86e72; }
.text { color: #b86e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86e72, #b88f6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B86E72?: #B86E72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B86E72?: The RGB value is 184, 110, 114: 184 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B86E72?: The complementary color is #6EB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.