What color is #BB6860?

#BB6860 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB6860?

The RGB value is 187, 104, 96: 187 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB6860?

The complementary color is #60B3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB6860 color

#BB6860 rgb(187, 104, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB6860 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (187, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#BB6860 color codes

HEX	`#BB6860`
RGB	`rgb(187, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 49%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 32.26, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 37.54, 30.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.557, 21.313, 13.727)`
Decimal	`12281952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB6860, 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 #BB6860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #BB6860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6860; }
.text { color: #bb6860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6860, #bb9560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #BB6860?: #BB6860 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB6860?: The RGB value is 187, 104, 96: 187 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB6860?: The complementary color is #60B3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.