What color is #BB776B?

#BB776B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB776B?

The RGB value is 187, 119, 107: 187 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB776B?

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

Is black or white text better on #BB776B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB776B color

#BB776B rgb(187, 119, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB776B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 42% blue (187, 119, 107).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#BB776B color codes

HEX	`#BB776B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 119, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 46.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, 25.24, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 30.84, 35.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.746, 24.822, 17.132)`
Decimal	`12285803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB776B, 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 #BB776B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB776B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #BB776B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb776b; }
.text { color: #bb776b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb776b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 119 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb776b, #bb9f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BB776B?: #BB776B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB776B?: The RGB value is 187, 119, 107: 187 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB776B?: The complementary color is #6BAFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB776B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.