What color is #BB6F76?

#BB6F76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB6F76?

The RGB value is 187, 111, 118: 187 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB6F76?

The complementary color is #6FBBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB6F76 color

#BB6F76 rgb(187, 111, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB6F76 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 43.5% green and 46.3% blue (187, 111, 118).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#BB6F76 color codes

HEX	`#BB6F76`
RGB	`rgb(187, 111, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 43.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 36%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, 30.91, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 32.23, 16.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.449, 23.244, 20.072)`
Decimal	`12283766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB6F76, 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 #BB6F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #BB6F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6f76; }
.text { color: #bb6f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 111 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6f76, #bb8e6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB6F76?: #BB6F76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB6F76?: The RGB value is 187, 111, 118: 187 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB6F76?: The complementary color is #6FBBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.