What color is #BD8F95?

#BD8F95 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 #BD8F95?

The RGB value is 189, 143, 149: 189 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8F95?

The complementary color is #8FBDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8F95 color

#BD8F95 rgb(189, 143, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD8F95 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (189, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#BD8F95 color codes

HEX	`#BD8F95`
RGB	`rgb(189, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, 18.3, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 18.65, 11.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.234, 32.635, 32.819)`
Decimal	`12423061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8F95, 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 #BD8F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #BD8F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8f95; }
.text { color: #bd8f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8f95, #bda08f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BD8F95?: #BD8F95 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 #BD8F95?: The RGB value is 189, 143, 149: 189 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8F95?: The complementary color is #8FBDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.