What color is #BB3300?

#BB3300 is a dark, vivid orange known as Dropped Brick. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dropped Brick?

The RGB value is 187, 51, 0: 187 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dropped Brick?

The complementary color is #0088BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB3300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dropped Brick color: hex code #BB3300

#BB3300 rgb(187, 51, 0)

Shades of orange

Dropped Brick has the hex code #BB3300. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 20% green and 0% blue (187, 51, 0).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

Dropped Brick (#BB3300) color codes

HEX	`#BB3300`
RGB	`rgb(187, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 52.63, 54.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 75.98, 46.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.68, 12.936, 1.355)`
Decimal	`12268288`
Short hex	`#B30`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dropped Brick, 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 #BB3300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB3300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #BB3300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb3300; }
.text { color: #bb3300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb3300, #bb9100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB3300 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB3300?: #BB3300 is a dark, vivid orange known as Dropped Brick. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dropped Brick?: The RGB value is 187, 51, 0: 187 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dropped Brick?: The complementary color is #0088BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB3300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.