What color is #BD9C99?

#BD9C99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9C99?

The RGB value is 189, 156, 153: 189 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9C99?

The complementary color is #99BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9C99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9C99 color

#BD9C99 rgb(189, 156, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9C99 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 61.2% green and 60% blue (189, 156, 153).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#BD9C99 color codes

HEX	`#BD9C99`
RGB	`rgb(189, 156, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 61.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, 11.73, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 13.25, 27.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.625, 36.897, 35.218)`
Decimal	`12426393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9C99, 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 #BD9C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #BD9C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9c99; }
.text { color: #bd9c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 156 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9c99, #bdae99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD9C99?: #BD9C99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9C99?: The RGB value is 189, 156, 153: 189 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9C99?: The complementary color is #99BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9C99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.