What color is #BC6F57?

#BC6F57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC6F57?

The RGB value is 188, 111, 87: 188 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC6F57?

The complementary color is #57A4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC6F57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC6F57 color

#BC6F57 rgb(188, 111, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC6F57 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 43.5% green and 34.1% blue (188, 111, 87).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Spiced (#BB715B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#BC6F57 color codes

HEX	`#BC6F57`
RGB	`rgb(188, 111, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 43.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 28.03, 26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 38.51, 43.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.146, 22.751, 11.924)`
Decimal	`12349271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC6F57, 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 #BC6F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC6F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #BC6F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc6f57; }
.text { color: #bc6f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 111 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc6f57, #bca257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BC6F57?: #BC6F57 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC6F57?: The RGB value is 188, 111, 87: 188 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC6F57?: The complementary color is #57A4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC6F57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.