What color is #BB4400?

#BB4400 is a dark, vivid orange known as Bolognese. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bolognese?

The RGB value is 187, 68, 0: 187 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bolognese?

The complementary color is #0077BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB4400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bolognese color: hex code #BB4400

#BB4400 rgb(187, 68, 0)

Shades of orange

Bolognese has the hex code #BB4400. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (187, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Bolognese (#BB4400) color codes

HEX	`#BB4400`
RGB	`rgb(187, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 45.7, 56.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 72.33, 50.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.563, 14.702, 1.65)`
Decimal	`12272640`
Short hex	`#B40`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bolognese, 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 #BB4400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB4400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #BB4400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb4400; }
.text { color: #bb4400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb4400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb4400, #bba100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB4400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB4400?: #BB4400 is a dark, vivid orange known as Bolognese. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bolognese?: The RGB value is 187, 68, 0: 187 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bolognese?: The complementary color is #0077BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB4400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.