What color is #B89085?

#B89085 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89085?

The RGB value is 184, 144, 133: 184 red, 144 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89085?

The complementary color is #85ADB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89085 color

#B89085 rgb(184, 144, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B89085 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 56.5% green and 52.2% blue (184, 144, 133).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#B89085 color codes

HEX	`#B89085`
RGB	`rgb(184, 144, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, 13.45, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 17.78, 40.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.975, 31.832, 26.54)`
Decimal	`12095621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89085, 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 #B89085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #B89085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89085; }
.text { color: #b89085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 144 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89085, #b8aa85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B89085?: #B89085 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89085?: The RGB value is 184, 144, 133: 184 red, 144 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89085?: The complementary color is #85ADB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.