Close to Chocolate
#BB581F
#BB581F is a mid-tone, rich brown, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 34.5% green, and 12.2% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 72% saturation and 43% 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 #BB581F.
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.
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4.64:1 AABlack text on this color
4.53:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.53:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB581F as they’d see it.
#BB581F in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BB581F
What color is #BB581F?
#BB581F is a mid-tone, rich brown, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 34.5% green, and 12.2% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 72% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BB581F in RGB?
#BB581F is rgb(187, 88, 31): 187 red, 88 green, and 31 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BB581F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 83, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BB581F?
PANTONE 7583 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BB581F?
Its complement #1A7BB2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.