What color is #BB8071?

#BB8071 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8071?

The RGB value is 187, 128, 113: 187 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8071?

The complementary color is #71ACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8071 color

#BB8071 rgb(187, 128, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8071 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 50.2% green and 44.3% blue (187, 128, 113).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 40% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Earthworm (#C3816E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#BB8071 color codes

HEX	`#BB8071`
RGB	`rgb(187, 128, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 50.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 40%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 20.94, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 27.21, 39.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.195, 27.198, 19.226)`
Decimal	`12288113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8071, 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 #BB8071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #BB8071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8071; }
.text { color: #bb8071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 128 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8071, #bba571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB8071?: #BB8071 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8071?: The RGB value is 187, 128, 113: 187 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8071?: The complementary color is #71ACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.