What color is #B88397?

#B88397 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88397?

The RGB value is 184, 131, 151: 184 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88397?

The complementary color is #83B8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88397 color

#B88397 rgb(184, 131, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B88397 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 51.4% green and 59.2% blue (184, 131, 151).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B88397 color codes

HEX	`#B88397`
RGB	`rgb(184, 131, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 51.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 23.43, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 23.56, 353.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.47, 28.659, 33.041)`
Decimal	`12092311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88397, 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 #B88397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B88397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B88397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88397; }
.text { color: #b88397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 131 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88397, #b88a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B88397?: #B88397 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88397?: The RGB value is 184, 131, 151: 184 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88397?: The complementary color is #83B8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.