What color is #B8888F?

#B8888F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8888F?

The RGB value is 184, 136, 143: 184 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8888F?

The complementary color is #88B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8888F color

#B8888F rgb(184, 136, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #B8888F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (184, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#B8888F color codes

HEX	`#B8888F`
RGB	`rgb(184, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, 19.38, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 19.69, 10.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.53, 29.783, 29.964)`
Decimal	`12093583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8888F, 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 #B8888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B8888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #B8888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8888f; }
.text { color: #b8888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8888f, #b89988); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8888F?: #B8888F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8888F?: The RGB value is 184, 136, 143: 184 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8888F?: The complementary color is #88B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.