What color is #B89998?

#B89998 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89998?

The RGB value is 184, 153, 152: 184 red, 153 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89998?

The complementary color is #98B7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89998 color

#B89998 rgb(184, 153, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89998 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60% green and 59.6% blue (184, 153, 152).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#B89998 color codes

HEX	`#B89998`
RGB	`rgb(184, 153, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, 11.34, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 12.33, 23.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.826, 35.241, 34.562)`
Decimal	`12097944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89998, 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 #B89998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #B89998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89998; }
.text { color: #b89998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 153 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89998, #b8a998); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89998?: #B89998 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89998?: The RGB value is 184, 153, 152: 184 red, 153 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89998?: The complementary color is #98B7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.