What color is #BB9789?

#BB9789 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 #BB9789?

The RGB value is 187, 151, 137: 187 red, 151 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9789?

The complementary color is #89ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9789 color

#BB9789 rgb(187, 151, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9789 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 53.7% blue (187, 151, 137).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#BB9789 color codes

HEX	`#BB9789`
RGB	`rgb(187, 151, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 59.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 11.32, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 16.83, 47.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.076, 34.506, 28.422)`
Decimal	`12294025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9789, 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 #BB9789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #BB9789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9789; }
.text { color: #bb9789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 151 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9789, #bbb089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB9789?: #BB9789 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 #BB9789?: The RGB value is 187, 151, 137: 187 red, 151 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9789?: The complementary color is #89ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.