What color is #BB9280?

#BB9280 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9280?

The RGB value is 187, 146, 128: 187 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9280?

The complementary color is #80A9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9280 color

#BB9280 rgb(187, 146, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9280 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (187, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Café Crème (#C79685), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#BB9280 color codes

HEX	`#BB9280`
RGB	`rgb(187, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, 12.84, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 20.1, 50.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.669, 32.683, 24.9)`
Decimal	`12292736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9280, 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 #BB9280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #BB9280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9280; }
.text { color: #bb9280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9280, #bbb080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB9280?: #BB9280 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9280?: The RGB value is 187, 146, 128: 187 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9280?: The complementary color is #80A9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.