What color is #BB5522?

#BB5522 is a moderate orange known as Roland-Garros. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Roland-Garros?

The RGB value is 187, 85, 34: 187 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Roland-Garros?

The complementary color is #2288BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB5522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Roland-Garros color: hex code #BB5522

#BB5522 rgb(187, 85, 34)

Shades of brown

Roland-Garros has the hex code #BB5522. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 13.3% blue (187, 85, 34).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 82% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

Roland-Garros (#BB5522) color codes

HEX	`#BB5522`
RGB	`rgb(187, 85, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 33.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 82%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, 38.22, 47.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 60.74, 51.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.033, 17.18, 3.564)`
Decimal	`12277026`
Short hex	`#B52`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Roland-Garros, 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 #BB5522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB5522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #BB5522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb5522; }
.text { color: #bb5522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 85 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb5522, #bba222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

See #BB5522 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB5522?: #BB5522 is a moderate orange known as Roland-Garros. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Roland-Garros?: The RGB value is 187, 85, 34: 187 red, 85 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Roland-Garros?: The complementary color is #2288BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB5522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.