What color is #B88484?

#B88484 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 #B88484?

The RGB value is 184, 132, 132: 184 red, 132 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88484?

The complementary color is #84B8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88484 color

#B88484 rgb(184, 132, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88484 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 51.8% green and 51.8% blue (184, 132, 132).

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

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#B88484 color codes

HEX	`#B88484`
RGB	`rgb(184, 132, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 51.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 20, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 21.52, 21.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.184, 28.361, 25.604)`
Decimal	`12092548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88484, 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 #B88484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B88484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #B88484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88484; }
.text { color: #b88484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 132 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88484, #b89e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B88484?: #B88484 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 #B88484?: The RGB value is 184, 132, 132: 184 red, 132 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88484?: The complementary color is #84B8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.