What color is #BD8C89?

#BD8C89 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8C89?

The RGB value is 189, 140, 137: 189 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8C89?

The complementary color is #89BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8C89 color

#BD8C89 rgb(189, 140, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD8C89 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (189, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#BD8C89 color codes

HEX	`#BD8C89`
RGB	`rgb(189, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, 18.19, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 20.26, 26.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.88, 31.383, 27.882)`
Decimal	`12422281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8C89, 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 #BD8C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #BD8C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8c89; }
.text { color: #bd8c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8c89, #bda689); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BD8C89?: #BD8C89 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8C89?: The RGB value is 189, 140, 137: 189 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8C89?: The complementary color is #89BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.