What color is #B98888?

#B98888 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98888?

The RGB value is 185, 136, 136: 185 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98888?

The complementary color is #88B9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98888 color

#B98888 rgb(185, 136, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #B98888 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 53.3% green and 53.3% blue (185, 136, 136).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#B98888 color codes

HEX	`#B98888`
RGB	`rgb(185, 136, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 53.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, 18.72, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 20.12, 21.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.256, 29.702, 27.269)`
Decimal	`12159112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98888, 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 #B98888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B98888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98888; }
.text { color: #b98888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 136 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98888, #b9a188); }

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Questions

What color is #B98888?: #B98888 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98888?: The RGB value is 185, 136, 136: 185 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98888?: The complementary color is #88B9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.