What color is #B88C96?

#B88C96 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88C96?

The RGB value is 184, 140, 150: 184 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88C96?

The complementary color is #8CB8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88C96 color

#B88C96 rgb(184, 140, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88C96 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (184, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% 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 7.23:1).

#B88C96 color codes

HEX	`#B88C96`
RGB	`rgb(184, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, 18.25, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 18.28, 3.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.65, 31.15, 33.036)`
Decimal	`12094614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88C96, 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 #B88C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #B88C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88c96; }
.text { color: #b88c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88c96, #b8988c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B88C96?: #B88C96 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88C96?: The RGB value is 184, 140, 150: 184 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88C96?: The complementary color is #8CB8AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.