What color is #B88E8C?

#B88E8C 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 #B88E8C?

The RGB value is 184, 142, 140: 184 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88E8C?

The complementary color is #8CB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88E8C color

#B88E8C rgb(184, 142, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88E8C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 55.7% green and 54.9% blue (184, 142, 140).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#B88E8C color codes

HEX	`#B88E8C`
RGB	`rgb(184, 142, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 55.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 15.58, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 17.17, 24.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.174, 31.431, 29.073)`
Decimal	`12095116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88E8C, 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 #B88E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #B88E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88e8c; }
.text { color: #b88e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 142 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88e8c, #b8a48c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B88E8C?: #B88E8C 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 #B88E8C?: The RGB value is 184, 142, 140: 184 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88E8C?: The complementary color is #8CB6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.