Close to Mahogany
#BB3602
#BB3602 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Mahogany. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 21.2% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BB3602.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.77:1 AABlack text on this color
3.64:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.77:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.64:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB3602 as they’d see it.
#BB3602 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BB3602
What color is #BB3602?
#BB3602 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Mahogany. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 21.2% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BB3602 in RGB?
#BB3602 is rgb(187, 54, 2): 187 red, 54 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BB3602 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 71, 99, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BB3602?
PANTONE 173 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BB3602?
Its complement #006D99 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.