What color is #BB8985?

#BB8985 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8985?

The RGB value is 187, 137, 133: 187 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8985?

The complementary color is #85B7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8985 color

#BB8985 rgb(187, 137, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB8985 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (187, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#BB8985 color codes

HEX	`#BB8985`
RGB	`rgb(187, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 18.52, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 20.89, 27.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.674, 30.151, 26.232)`
Decimal	`12290437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8985, 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 #BB8985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BB8985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8985; }
.text { color: #bb8985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8985, #bba485); }

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Questions

What color is #BB8985?: #BB8985 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8985?: The RGB value is 187, 137, 133: 187 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8985?: The complementary color is #85B7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.