What color is #B87D81?

#B87D81 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B87D81?

The RGB value is 184, 125, 129: 184 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B87D81?

The complementary color is #7DB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B87D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B87D81 color

#B87D81 rgb(184, 125, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #B87D81 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 49% green and 50.6% blue (184, 125, 129).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 30% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#B87D81 color codes

HEX	`#B87D81`
RGB	`rgb(184, 125, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 49%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 32%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 23.48, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 24.55, 16.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.064, 26.445, 24.233)`
Decimal	`12090753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B87D81, 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 #B87D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B87D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #B87D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b87d81; }
.text { color: #b87d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b87d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 125 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b87d81, #b8977d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B87D81?: #B87D81 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B87D81?: The RGB value is 184, 125, 129: 184 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B87D81?: The complementary color is #7DB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B87D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.