What color is #BC908A?

#BC908A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC908A?

The RGB value is 188, 144, 138: 188 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC908A?

The complementary color is #8AB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC908A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC908A color

#BC908A rgb(188, 144, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BC908A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.5% green and 54.1% blue (188, 144, 138).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#BC908A color codes

HEX	`#BC908A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 144, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 56.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.73, 15.73, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.73, 18.43, 31.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.3, 32.475, 28.449)`
Decimal	`12357770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC908A, 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 #BC908A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC908A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #BC908A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc908a; }
.text { color: #bc908a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc908a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 144 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc908a, #bca98a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC908A?: #BC908A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC908A?: The RGB value is 188, 144, 138: 188 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC908A?: The complementary color is #8AB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC908A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.