What color is #B88F8F?

#B88F8F 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 #B88F8F?

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

What is the complementary color of #B88F8F?

The complementary color is #8FB8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88F8F color

#B88F8F rgb(184, 143, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #B88F8F is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#B88F8F color codes

HEX	`#B88F8F`
RGB	`rgb(184, 143, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, 15.48, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 16.59, 21.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.548, 31.82, 30.303)`
Decimal	`12095375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88F8F, 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 #B88F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #B88F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88f8f; }
.text { color: #b88f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 143 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88f8f, #b8a38f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B88F8F?: #B88F8F 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 #B88F8F?: The RGB value is 184, 143, 143: 184 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88F8F?: The complementary color is #8FB8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.