What color is #BB6D57?

#BB6D57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB6D57?

The RGB value is 187, 109, 87: 187 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB6D57?

The complementary color is #57A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6D57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB6D57 color

#BB6D57 rgb(187, 109, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB6D57 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (187, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 53% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Spiced (#BB715B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#BB6D57 color codes

HEX	`#BB6D57`
RGB	`rgb(187, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 53%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, 28.72, 25.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 38.49, 41.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.684, 22.193, 11.841)`
Decimal	`12283223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB6D57, 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 #BB6D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #BB6D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6d57; }
.text { color: #bb6d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6d57, #bb9f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BB6D57?: #BB6D57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB6D57?: The RGB value is 187, 109, 87: 187 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB6D57?: The complementary color is #57A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6D57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.