What color is #BD5620?

#BD5620 is a moderate orange known as Titian Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Titian Red?

The RGB value is 189, 86, 32: 189 red, 86 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Titian Red?

The complementary color is #2087BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD5620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Titian Red color: hex code #BD5620

#BD5620 rgb(189, 86, 32)

Shades of orange

Titian Red has the hex code #BD5620. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 33.7% green and 12.5% blue (189, 86, 32).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 71% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 83% yellow and 26% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

Titian Red (#BD5620) color codes

HEX	`#BD5620`
RGB	`rgb(189, 86, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 33.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 71%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 83%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 83%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 38.44, 48.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 62.01, 51.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.577, 17.582, 3.466)`
Decimal	`12408352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Titian Red, 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 #BD5620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD5620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #BD5620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd5620; }
.text { color: #bd5620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd5620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 86 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd5620, #bda420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BD5620 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BD5620?: #BD5620 is a moderate orange known as Titian Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Titian Red?: The RGB value is 189, 86, 32: 189 red, 86 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Titian Red?: The complementary color is #2087BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD5620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.