What color is #B89590?

#B89590 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89590?

The RGB value is 184, 149, 144: 184 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89590?

The complementary color is #90B3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89590 color

#B89590 rgb(184, 149, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B89590 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (184, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#B89590 color codes

HEX	`#B89590`
RGB	`rgb(184, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 12.3, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 14.45, 31.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.549, 33.7, 31.012)`
Decimal	`12096912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89590, 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 #B89590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #B89590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89590; }
.text { color: #b89590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89590, #b8a990); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B89590?: #B89590 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89590?: The RGB value is 184, 149, 144: 184 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89590?: The complementary color is #90B3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.