What color is #BC7957?

#BC7957 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC7957?

The RGB value is 188, 121, 87: 188 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC7957?

The complementary color is #579ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC7957?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC7957 color

#BC7957 rgb(188, 121, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC7957 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 47.5% green and 34.1% blue (188, 121, 87).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pheasant (#C17C54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#BC7957 color codes

HEX	`#BC7957`
RGB	`rgb(188, 121, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 47.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 22.54, 29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 37.03, 52.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.298, 25.057, 12.308)`
Decimal	`12351831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC7957, 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 #BC7957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC7957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #BC7957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc7957; }
.text { color: #bc7957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 121 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc7957, #bcac57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #BC7957?: #BC7957 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC7957?: The RGB value is 188, 121, 87: 188 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC7957?: The complementary color is #579ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC7957?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.