What color is #BBA190?

#BBA190 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 #BBA190?

The RGB value is 187, 161, 144: 187 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA190?

The complementary color is #90AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA190 color

#BBA190 rgb(187, 161, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA190 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.1% green and 56.5% blue (187, 161, 144).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#BBA190 color codes

HEX	`#BBA190`
RGB	`rgb(187, 161, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 6.84, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 14.14, 61.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.273, 38.069, 31.712)`
Decimal	`12296592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA190, 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 #BBA190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #BBA190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba190; }
.text { color: #bba190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 161 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba190, #bbb790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA190?: #BBA190 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 #BBA190?: The RGB value is 187, 161, 144: 187 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA190?: The complementary color is #90AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.