What color is #BB8877?

#BB8877 is a desaturated orange known as Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ludicrous Lemming?

The RGB value is 187, 136, 119: 187 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ludicrous Lemming?

The complementary color is #77AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ludicrous Lemming color: hex code #BB8877

#BB8877 rgb(187, 136, 119)

Shades of brown

Ludicrous Lemming has the hex code #BB8877. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (187, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877) color codes

HEX	`#BB8877`
RGB	`rgb(187, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 17.23, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 24.07, 44.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.629, 29.507, 21.426)`
Decimal	`12290167`
Short hex	`#B87`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ludicrous Lemming, 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 #BB8877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #BB8877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8877; }
.text { color: #bb8877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8877, #bbaa77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #BB8877 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB8877?: #BB8877 is a desaturated orange known as Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ludicrous Lemming?: The RGB value is 187, 136, 119: 187 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ludicrous Lemming?: The complementary color is #77AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.