What color is #B88188?

#B88188 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88188?

The RGB value is 184, 129, 136: 184 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88188?

The complementary color is #81B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88188 color

#B88188 rgb(184, 129, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88188 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (184, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#B88188 color codes

HEX	`#B88188`
RGB	`rgb(184, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.59, 22.24, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.59, 22.75, 12.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.062, 27.67, 26.94)`
Decimal	`12091784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88188, 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 #B88188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B88188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #B88188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88188; }
.text { color: #b88188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88188, #b89681); }

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Questions

What color is #B88188?: #B88188 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88188?: The RGB value is 184, 129, 136: 184 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88188?: The complementary color is #81B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.