What color is #B8989A?

#B8989A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8989A?

The RGB value is 184, 152, 154: 184 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8989A?

The complementary color is #98B8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8989A color

#B8989A rgb(184, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8989A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (184, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#B8989A color codes

HEX	`#B8989A`
RGB	`rgb(184, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 12.21, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 12.69, 15.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.828, 34.981, 35.378)`
Decimal	`12097690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8989A, 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 #B8989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #B8989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8989a; }
.text { color: #b8989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8989a, #b8a698); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8989A?: #B8989A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8989A?: The RGB value is 184, 152, 154: 184 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8989A?: The complementary color is #98B8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.