What color is #BC6343?

#BC6343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC6343?

The RGB value is 188, 99, 67: 188 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC6343?

The complementary color is #439CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC6343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC6343 color

#BC6343 rgb(188, 99, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC6343 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 38.8% green and 26.3% blue (188, 99, 67).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 64% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Dream (#B8623B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#BC6343 color codes

HEX	`#BC6343`
RGB	`rgb(188, 99, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 38.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 64%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 64%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, 32.96, 33.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 47.33, 45.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.216, 20.023, 7.793)`
Decimal	`12346179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC6343, 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 #BC6343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC6343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #BC6343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc6343; }
.text { color: #bc6343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 99 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc6343, #bc9f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #BC6343?: #BC6343 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC6343?: The RGB value is 188, 99, 67: 188 red, 99 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC6343?: The complementary color is #439CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC6343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.