What color is #BC6F37?

#BC6F37 is a moderate orange known as Lucky Penny. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lucky Penny?

The RGB value is 188, 111, 55: 188 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lucky Penny?

The complementary color is #3784BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC6F37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lucky Penny color: hex code #BC6F37

#BC6F37 rgb(188, 111, 55)

Shades of brown

Lucky Penny has the hex code #BC6F37. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 43.5% green and 21.6% blue (188, 111, 55).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 55% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 71% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

Lucky Penny (#BC6F37) color codes

HEX	`#BC6F37`
RGB	`rgb(188, 111, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 43.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 55%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 71%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 71%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.38, 25.77, 43.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.38, 50.3, 59.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.115, 22.339, 6.498)`
Decimal	`12349239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lucky Penny, 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 #BC6F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC6F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BC6F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc6f37; }
.text { color: #bc6f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 111 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc6f37, #bcb137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BC6F37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC6F37?: #BC6F37 is a moderate orange known as Lucky Penny. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lucky Penny?: The RGB value is 188, 111, 55: 188 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lucky Penny?: The complementary color is #3784BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC6F37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.