What color is #BB5D44?

#BB5D44 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB5D44?

The RGB value is 187, 93, 68: 187 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB5D44?

The complementary color is #44A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB5D44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB5D44 color

#BB5D44 rgb(187, 93, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB5D44 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 36.5% green and 26.7% blue (187, 93, 68).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bruschetta (#B2654E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#BB5D44 color codes

HEX	`#BB5D44`
RGB	`rgb(187, 93, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 36.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 35.78, 31.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 47.79, 41.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.453, 18.814, 7.759)`
Decimal	`12279108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB5D44, 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 #BB5D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB5D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #BB5D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb5d44; }
.text { color: #bb5d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 93 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb5d44, #bb9844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #BB5D44?: #BB5D44 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB5D44?: The RGB value is 187, 93, 68: 187 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB5D44?: The complementary color is #44A2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB5D44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.