What color is #B8878B?

#B8878B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8878B?

The RGB value is 184, 135, 139: 184 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8878B?

The complementary color is #87B8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8878B color

#B8878B rgb(184, 135, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #B8878B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (184, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#B8878B color codes

HEX	`#B8878B`
RGB	`rgb(184, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, 19.34, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 20.04, 15.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.092, 29.384, 28.35)`
Decimal	`12093323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8878B, 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 #B8878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B8878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #B8878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8878b; }
.text { color: #b8878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8878b, #b89c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8878B?: #B8878B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8878B?: The RGB value is 184, 135, 139: 184 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8878B?: The complementary color is #87B8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.