What color is #BB5C4D?

#BB5C4D is a desaturated red known as Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tandoori?

The RGB value is 187, 92, 77: 187 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tandoori?

The complementary color is #4DACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB5C4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tandoori color: hex code #BB5C4D

#BB5C4D rgb(187, 92, 77)

Shades of brown

Tandoori has the hex code #BB5C4D. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 36.1% green and 30.2% blue (187, 92, 77).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 45% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 59% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Tandoori (#BB5C4D) color codes

HEX	`#BB5C4D`
RGB	`rgb(187, 92, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 36.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 45%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 59%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 36.95, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 45.43, 35.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.662, 18.758, 9.289)`
Decimal	`12278861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tandoori, 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 #BB5C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB5C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #BB5C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb5c4d; }
.text { color: #bb5c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 92 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb5c4d, #bb934d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #BB5C4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB5C4D?: #BB5C4D is a desaturated red known as Tandoori. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tandoori?: The RGB value is 187, 92, 77: 187 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tandoori?: The complementary color is #4DACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB5C4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.