What color is #BD583C?

#BD583C is a moderate red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD583C?

The RGB value is 189, 88, 60: 189 red, 88 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD583C?

The complementary color is #3CA1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD583C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD583C color

#BD583C rgb(189, 88, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD583C is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 34.5% green and 23.5% blue (189, 88, 60).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 68% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chilli (#B7513A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#BD583C color codes

HEX	`#BD583C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 88, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 34.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 68%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 68%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.65, 38.63, 35.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.65, 52.31, 42.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.294, 18.128, 6.441)`
Decimal	`12408892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD583C, 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 #BD583C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD583C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #BD583C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd583c; }
.text { color: #bd583c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd583c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 88 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd583c, #bd993c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #BD583C?: #BD583C is a moderate red, closest to the named color Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD583C?: The RGB value is 189, 88, 60: 189 red, 88 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD583C?: The complementary color is #3CA1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD583C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.