What color is #BC8F8F?

#BC8F8F is a light, desaturated red known as Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rosy Brown?

The RGB value is 188, 143, 143: 188 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rosy Brown?

The complementary color is #8FBCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rosy Brown color: hex code #BC8F8F

#BC8F8F rgb(188, 143, 143)

Shades of red

Rosy Brown has the hex code #BC8F8F. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.1% green and 56.1% blue (188, 143, 143).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword rosybrown.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F) color codes

HEX	`#BC8F8F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 143, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 56.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, 17.01, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 18.25, 21.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.52, 32.321, 30.349)`
Decimal	`12357519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rosy Brown, 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 #BC8F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #BC8F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8f8f; }
.text { color: #bc8f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 143 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8f8f, #bca68f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BC8F8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC8F8F?: #BC8F8F is a light, desaturated red known as Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rosy Brown?: The RGB value is 188, 143, 143: 188 red, 143 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rosy Brown?: The complementary color is #8FBCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.