What color is #BB8F73?

#BB8F73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8F73?

The RGB value is 187, 143, 115: 187 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8F73?

The complementary color is #739FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8F73 color

#BB8F73 rgb(187, 143, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8F73 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.1% green and 45.1% blue (187, 143, 115).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#BB8F73 color codes

HEX	`#BB8F73`
RGB	`rgb(187, 143, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 12.85, 21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 24.9, 58.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.412, 31.449, 20.527)`
Decimal	`12291955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8F73, 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 #BB8F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #BB8F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8f73; }
.text { color: #bb8f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 143 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8f73, #bbb373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB8F73?: #BB8F73 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8F73?: The RGB value is 187, 143, 115: 187 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8F73?: The complementary color is #739FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.