#B8908E Color

#B8908E is rgb(184, 144, 142) in RGB, hsl(3, 23%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8908E

HEX#B8908E

RGBrgb(184, 144, 142)

HSLhsl(3, 23%, 64%)

HSVhsv(3, 23%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.049 21.7)

LABlab(63.59% 15.34 7.16)

LCHlch(63.59% 16.93 25.02)

What #B8908E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B8908E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 2.23 Tuscany#C09999ΔE 3.58 Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.9 Cinereous#98817BΔE 10.33 Beaver#9F8170ΔE 11.1 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 11.14

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#B8908E Channel Values

How #B8908E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 184 · G 144 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 3° · S 23% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 3° · S 23% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 23% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.83:1 vs white · 7.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8908E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8908E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8908E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B8908E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #B8908E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B8908E

Protanopia#98988E

Protanomaly#A6958E

Deuteranopia#9F9F8D

Deuteranomaly#A9998D

Tritanopia#B89090

Tritanomaly#B8908F

Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

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Using #B8908E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b8908e: #B8908E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8908E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8908e': '#B8908E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.565, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_b8908e">#B8908E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B8908E"

More Red Colors

#B8908E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#B8908E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8908E?

#B8908E is a light red — rgb(184, 144, 142) in RGB and hsl(3, 23%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #B8908E?

#B8908E is rgb(184, 144, 142) — red 184, green 144, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8908E?

#B8908E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8908E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8908E scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8908E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8908E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 2.23, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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