What color is #BC8B80?

#BC8B80 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC8B80?

The RGB value is 188, 139, 128: 188 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8B80?

The complementary color is #80B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8B80 color

#BC8B80 rgb(188, 139, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC8B80 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (188, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#BC8B80 color codes

HEX	`#BC8B80`
RGB	`rgb(188, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 17.12, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 21.61, 37.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.869, 30.717, 24.563)`
Decimal	`12356480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8B80, 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 #BC8B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #BC8B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8b80; }
.text { color: #bc8b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8b80, #bca980); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC8B80?: #BC8B80 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC8B80?: The RGB value is 188, 139, 128: 188 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8B80?: The complementary color is #80B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.