What color is #BB5511?

#BB5511 is a vivid orange known as Bloodhound. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodhound?

The RGB value is 187, 85, 17: 187 red, 85 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodhound?

The complementary color is #1177BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB5511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodhound color: hex code #BB5511

#BB5511 rgb(187, 85, 17)

Shades of orange

Bloodhound has the hex code #BB5511. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 6.7% blue (187, 85, 17).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 91% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Bloodhound (#BB5511) color codes

HEX	`#BB5511`
RGB	`rgb(187, 85, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 33.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 91%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 37.8, 53.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 65.59, 54.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.846, 17.105, 2.576)`
Decimal	`12277009`
Short hex	`#B51`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodhound, 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 #BB5511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB5511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	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 #BB5511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb5511; }
.text { color: #bb5511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 85 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb5511, #bbaa11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB5511 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB5511?: #BB5511 is a vivid orange known as Bloodhound. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodhound?: The RGB value is 187, 85, 17: 187 red, 85 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodhound?: The complementary color is #1177BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB5511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.