What color is #BB937C?

#BB937C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB937C?

The RGB value is 187, 147, 124: 187 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB937C?

The complementary color is #7CA4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB937C color

#BB937C rgb(187, 147, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB937C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (187, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#BB937C color codes

HEX	`#BB937C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 11.76, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 21.44, 56.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.566, 32.889, 23.592)`
Decimal	`12292988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB937C, 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 #BB937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #BB937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb937c; }
.text { color: #bb937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb937c, #bbb37c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB937C?: #BB937C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB937C?: The RGB value is 187, 147, 124: 187 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB937C?: The complementary color is #7CA4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.