What color is #BB7766?

#BB7766 is a desaturated red known as Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Döner Kebab?

The RGB value is 187, 119, 102: 187 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Döner Kebab?

The complementary color is #66AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB7766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Döner Kebab color: hex code #BB7766

#BB7766 rgb(187, 119, 102)

Shades of brown

Döner Kebab has the hex code #BB7766. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 40% blue (187, 119, 102).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

Döner Kebab (#BB7766) color codes

HEX	`#BB7766`
RGB	`rgb(187, 119, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 46.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, 24.69, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 32.06, 39.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.49, 24.72, 15.786)`
Decimal	`12285798`
Short hex	`#B76`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Döner Kebab, 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 #BB7766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	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 #BB7766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7766; }
.text { color: #bb7766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 119 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7766, #bba266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #BB7766 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB7766?: #BB7766 is a desaturated red known as Döner Kebab. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Döner Kebab?: The RGB value is 187, 119, 102: 187 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Döner Kebab?: The complementary color is #66AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.