Information about #B88A89 color

#B88A89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B88A89 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 138, 137) — 72.2% red, 54.1% green, 53.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 18 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #B88A89 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oriental Pink (#C28E88) and Kai Patrice Pink (#C2848F).

The recipe behind #B88A89 is rgb(184, 138, 137), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B88A89: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B88A89 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B88A89 color variations

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#B88A89 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B88A89

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B88A89
  • RGB184, 138, 137
  • CMYK0, 18, 18, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 138, 137)
  • HSL1°, 25%, 63%
  • HSL Precise1.277°, 24.868%, 62.941%
  • HSV1°, 26%, 72%
  • HSB1°, 26%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.541, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.541, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.541, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB88A89
  • DECIMAL ID12094089
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01