What color is #B88989?

#B88989 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88989?

The RGB value is 184, 137, 137: 184 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88989?

The complementary color is #89B8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88989 color

#B88989 rgb(184, 137, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88989 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (184, 137, 137).

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

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#B88989 color codes

HEX	`#B88989`
RGB	`rgb(184, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 17.93, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 19.25, 21.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.229, 29.889, 27.681)`
Decimal	`12093833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88989, 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 #B88989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B88989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #B88989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88989; }
.text { color: #b88989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88989, #b8a189); }

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Questions

What color is #B88989?: #B88989 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88989?: The RGB value is 184, 137, 137: 184 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88989?: The complementary color is #89B8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.