What color is #BB998E?

#BB998E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB998E?

The RGB value is 187, 153, 142: 187 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB998E?

The complementary color is #8EB0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB998E color

#BB998E rgb(187, 153, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB998E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (187, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#BB998E color codes

HEX	`#BB998E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.98, 10.94, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.98, 15.19, 43.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.768, 35.302, 30.463)`
Decimal	`12294542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB998E, 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 #BB998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #BB998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb998e; }
.text { color: #bb998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb998e, #bbaf8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB998E?: #BB998E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB998E?: The RGB value is 187, 153, 142: 187 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB998E?: The complementary color is #8EB0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.