What color is #BC7960?

#BC7960 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC7960?

The RGB value is 188, 121, 96: 188 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC7960?

The complementary color is #60A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC7960?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC7960 color

#BC7960 rgb(188, 121, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC7960 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 47.5% green and 37.6% blue (188, 121, 96).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 41% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 49% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Spiced (#BB715B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#BC7960 color codes

HEX	`#BC7960`
RGB	`rgb(188, 121, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 47.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 41%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 49%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 23.38, 24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 33.89, 46.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.689, 25.213, 14.367)`
Decimal	`12351840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC7960, 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 #BC7960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC7960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #BC7960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc7960; }
.text { color: #bc7960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 121 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc7960, #bca760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #BC7960?: #BC7960 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Spiced. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC7960?: The RGB value is 188, 121, 96: 188 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC7960?: The complementary color is #60A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC7960?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.