What color is #BBA092?

#BBA092 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA092?

The RGB value is 187, 160, 146: 187 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA092?

The complementary color is #92ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA092 color

#BBA092 rgb(187, 160, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA092 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.7% green and 57.3% blue (187, 160, 146).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#BBA092 color codes

HEX	`#BBA092`
RGB	`rgb(187, 160, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 7.69, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 13.4, 54.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.253, 37.783, 32.466)`
Decimal	`12296338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA092, 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 #BBA092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #BBA092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba092; }
.text { color: #bba092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 160 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba092, #bbb492); }

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Questions

What color is #BBA092?: #BBA092 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA092?: The RGB value is 187, 160, 146: 187 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA092?: The complementary color is #92ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.