What color is #BB7431?

#BB7431 is a moderate orange known as Meteor. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Meteor?

The RGB value is 187, 116, 49: 187 red, 116 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Meteor?

The complementary color is #3178BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB7431?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Meteor color: hex code #BB7431

#BB7431 rgb(187, 116, 49)

Shades of brown

Meteor has the hex code #BB7431. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 45.5% green and 19.2% blue (187, 116, 49).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 58% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 74% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Meteor (#BB7431) color codes

HEX	`#BB7431`
RGB	`rgb(187, 116, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 45.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 58%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 74%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 22.29, 47.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 52.1, 64.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.295, 23.28, 5.961)`
Decimal	`12284977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Meteor, 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 #BB7431	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7431 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #BB7431 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7431; }
.text { color: #bb7431; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7431; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 116 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7431, #bbb931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB7431 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB7431?: #BB7431 is a moderate orange known as Meteor. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Meteor?: The RGB value is 187, 116, 49: 187 red, 116 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Meteor?: The complementary color is #3178BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7431?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.