What color is #BB6247?

#BB6247 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB6247?

The RGB value is 187, 98, 71: 187 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB6247?

The complementary color is #47A0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB6247 color

#BB6247 rgb(187, 98, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB6247 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 38.4% green and 27.8% blue (187, 98, 71).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 46% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 62% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bruschetta (#B2654E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#BB6247 color codes

HEX	`#BB6247`
RGB	`rgb(187, 98, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 38.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 46%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 62%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, 33.36, 31.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 45.77, 43.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.001, 19.758, 8.404)`
Decimal	`12280391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB6247, 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 #BB6247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #BB6247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6247; }
.text { color: #bb6247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 98 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6247, #bb9c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #BB6247?: #BB6247 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB6247?: The RGB value is 187, 98, 71: 187 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB6247?: The complementary color is #47A0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.