What color is #BB654F?

#BB654F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB654F?

The RGB value is 187, 101, 79: 187 red, 101 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB654F?

The complementary color is #4FA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB654F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB654F color

#BB654F rgb(187, 101, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB654F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 39.6% green and 31% blue (187, 101, 79).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 44% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bruschetta (#B2654E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#BB654F color codes

HEX	`#BB654F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 101, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 39.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 44%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 58%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 58%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, 32.36, 27.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 42.63, 40.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.56, 20.439, 9.942)`
Decimal	`12281167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB654F, 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 #BB654F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB654F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #BB654F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb654f; }
.text { color: #bb654f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb654f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 101 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb654f, #bb9b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BB654F?: #BB654F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruschetta. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB654F?: The RGB value is 187, 101, 79: 187 red, 101 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB654F?: The complementary color is #4FA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB654F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.