What color is #B98F85?

#B98F85 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 #B98F85?

The RGB value is 185, 143, 133: 185 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98F85?

The complementary color is #85AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98F85 color

#B98F85 rgb(185, 143, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B98F85 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (185, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B98F85 color codes

HEX	`#B98F85`
RGB	`rgb(185, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.06, 14.4, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.06, 18.39, 38.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.064, 31.654, 26.501)`
Decimal	`12160901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98F85, 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 #B98F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B98F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98f85; }
.text { color: #b98f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98f85, #b9a985); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B98F85?: #B98F85 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 #B98F85?: The RGB value is 185, 143, 133: 185 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98F85?: The complementary color is #85AFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.