What color is #BB9685?

#BB9685 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9685?

The RGB value is 187, 150, 133: 187 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9685?

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

Is black or white text better on #BB9685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9685 color

#BB9685 rgb(187, 150, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9685 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (187, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#BB9685 color codes

HEX	`#BB9685`
RGB	`rgb(187, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 11.31, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 18.17, 51.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.634, 34.073, 26.885)`
Decimal	`12293765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9685, 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 #BB9685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #BB9685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9685; }
.text { color: #bb9685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9685, #bbb185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB9685?: #BB9685 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9685?: The RGB value is 187, 150, 133: 187 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9685?: The complementary color is #85AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.