What color is #B88A83?

#B88A83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88A83?

The RGB value is 184, 138, 131: 184 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88A83?

The complementary color is #83B1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88A83 color

#B88A83 rgb(184, 138, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B88A83 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.1% green and 51.4% blue (184, 138, 131).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#B88A83 color codes

HEX	`#B88A83`
RGB	`rgb(184, 138, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 16.51, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 19.61, 32.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.953, 30.008, 25.525)`
Decimal	`12094083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88A83, 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 #B88A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B88A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88a83; }
.text { color: #b88a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 138 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88a83, #b8a483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B88A83?: #B88A83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88A83?: The RGB value is 184, 138, 131: 184 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88A83?: The complementary color is #83B1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.