What color is #BB7C85?

#BB7C85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB7C85?

The RGB value is 187, 124, 133: 187 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB7C85?

The complementary color is #7CBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB7C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB7C85 color

#BB7C85 rgb(187, 124, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB7C85 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 48.6% green and 52.2% blue (187, 124, 133).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#BB7C85 color codes

HEX	`#BB7C85`
RGB	`rgb(187, 124, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 48.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 25.74, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 26.26, 11.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.936, 26.676, 25.653)`
Decimal	`12287109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB7C85, 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 #BB7C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB7C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #BB7C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb7c85; }
.text { color: #bb7c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 124 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb7c85, #bb937c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB7C85?: #BB7C85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB7C85?: The RGB value is 187, 124, 133: 187 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB7C85?: The complementary color is #7CBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB7C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.