What color is #BB7C58?

#BB7C58 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB7C58?

The RGB value is 187, 124, 88: 187 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB7C58?

The complementary color is #5897BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB7C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB7C58 color

#BB7C58 rgb(187, 124, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB7C58 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 48.6% green and 34.5% blue (187, 124, 88).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pheasant (#C17C54), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#BB7C58 color codes

HEX	`#BB7C58`
RGB	`rgb(187, 124, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 48.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, 20.55, 29.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 36.02, 55.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.464, 25.687, 12.637)`
Decimal	`12287064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB7C58, 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 #BB7C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #BB7C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7c58; }
.text { color: #bb7c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 124 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7c58, #bbad58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #BB7C58?: #BB7C58 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB7C58?: The RGB value is 187, 124, 88: 187 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB7C58?: The complementary color is #5897BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.