What color is #BB8E83?

#BB8E83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8E83?

The RGB value is 187, 142, 131: 187 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8E83?

The complementary color is #83B0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8E83 color

#BB8E83 rgb(187, 142, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8E83 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (187, 142, 131).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#BB8E83 color codes

HEX	`#BB8E83`
RGB	`rgb(187, 142, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 55.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 15.46, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 19.86, 38.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.264, 31.551, 25.754)`
Decimal	`12291715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8E83, 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 #BB8E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #BB8E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8e83; }
.text { color: #bb8e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 142 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8e83, #bbaa83); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BB8E83?: #BB8E83 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8E83?: The RGB value is 187, 142, 131: 187 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8E83?: The complementary color is #83B0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.