What color is #BB715B?

#BB715B is a desaturated red known as Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spiced?

The RGB value is 187, 113, 91: 187 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spiced?

The complementary color is #5BA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB715B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spiced color: hex code #BB715B

#BB715B rgb(187, 113, 91)

Shades of brown

Spiced has the hex code #BB715B. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (187, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 41% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 51% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Spiced (#BB715B) color codes

HEX	`#BB715B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 41%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 51%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 51%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 26.9, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 36.46, 42.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.289, 23.133, 12.871)`
Decimal	`12284251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spiced, 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 #BB715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #BB715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb715b; }
.text { color: #bb715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb715b, #bba15b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #BB715B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB715B?: #BB715B is a desaturated red known as Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spiced?: The RGB value is 187, 113, 91: 187 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spiced?: The complementary color is #5BA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB715B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.