What color is #BB9F97?

#BB9F97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9F97?

The RGB value is 187, 159, 151: 187 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9F97?

The complementary color is #97B3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9F97 color

#BB9F97 rgb(187, 159, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BB9F97 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.4% green and 59.2% blue (187, 159, 151).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#BB9F97 color codes

HEX	`#BB9F97`
RGB	`rgb(187, 159, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, 9.01, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 12.05, 41.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.478, 37.597, 34.502)`
Decimal	`12296087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9F97, 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 #BB9F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #BB9F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9f97; }
.text { color: #bb9f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 159 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9f97, #bbb197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BB9F97?: #BB9F97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9F97?: The RGB value is 187, 159, 151: 187 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9F97?: The complementary color is #97B3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.