What color is #BB8065?

#BB8065 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8065?

The RGB value is 187, 128, 101: 187 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8065?

The complementary color is #65A0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8065 color

#BB8065 rgb(187, 128, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8065 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 50.2% green and 39.6% blue (187, 128, 101).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 39% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 46% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#BB8065 color codes

HEX	`#BB8065`
RGB	`rgb(187, 128, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 50.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 39%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 46%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, 19.6, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 30.88, 50.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.563, 26.945, 15.901)`
Decimal	`12288101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8065, 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 #BB8065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #BB8065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8065; }
.text { color: #bb8065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 128 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8065, #bbab65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #BB8065?: #BB8065 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8065?: The RGB value is 187, 128, 101: 187 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8065?: The complementary color is #65A0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.