What color is #BB7B72?

#BB7B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB7B72?

The RGB value is 187, 123, 114: 187 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB7B72?

The complementary color is #72B2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB7B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB7B72 color

#BB7B72 rgb(187, 123, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB7B72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 48.2% green and 44.7% blue (187, 123, 114).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Morocco (#B67267), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#BB7B72 color codes

HEX	`#BB7B72`
RGB	`rgb(187, 123, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 48.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 23.83, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 28.26, 32.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.615, 25.948, 19.312)`
Decimal	`12286834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB7B72, 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 #BB7B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #BB7B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7b72; }
.text { color: #bb7b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 123 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7b72, #bba072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB7B72?: #BB7B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Morocco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB7B72?: The RGB value is 187, 123, 114: 187 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB7B72?: The complementary color is #72B2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.