#BB8972 Color

#BB8972 is rgb(187, 137, 114) in RGB and hsl(19, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BB8972

HEX#BB8972

RGBrgb(187, 137, 114)

HSLhsl(19, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(19, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.07 45.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BB8972 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB8972 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BB8972 Complementary#72A4BB Analogous#BB727F Analogous#BBAE72 Triadic#72BB89 Triadic#8972BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BB8972, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C59A87 #CDA998 #D7BAAC #E0C8BE #E9DAD2 #F2E8E3

Shades

#AE7256 #946047 #784E3A #603E2E #452C21 #291B14

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