What color is #BB7777?

#BB7777 is a desaturated red known as Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nipple?

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

What is the complementary color of Nipple?

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

Is black or white text better on #BB7777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nipple color: hex code #BB7777

#BB7777 rgb(187, 119, 119)

Shades of red

Nipple has the hex code #BB7777. It is a desaturated red.

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

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

Nipple (#BB7777) color codes

HEX	`#BB7777`
RGB	`rgb(187, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, 26.65, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 28.89, 22.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.421, 25.093, 20.69)`
Decimal	`12285815`
Short hex	`#B77`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nipple, 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 #BB7777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #BB7777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7777; }
.text { color: #bb7777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7777, #bb9977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB7777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB7777?: #BB7777 is a desaturated red known as Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nipple?: The RGB value is 187, 119, 119: 187 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nipple?: The complementary color is #77BBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.