What color is #BD9F96?

#BD9F96 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 #BD9F96?

The RGB value is 189, 159, 150: 189 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9F96?

The complementary color is #96B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9F96 color

#BD9F96 rgb(189, 159, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BD9F96 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.4% green and 58.8% blue (189, 159, 150).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#BD9F96 color codes

HEX	`#BD9F96`
RGB	`rgb(189, 159, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.89, 9.61, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.89, 13.04, 42.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.89, 37.818, 34.099)`
Decimal	`12427158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9F96, 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 #BD9F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #BD9F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9f96; }
.text { color: #bd9f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 159 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9f96, #bdb396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BD9F96?: #BD9F96 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 #BD9F96?: The RGB value is 189, 159, 150: 189 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9F96?: The complementary color is #96B4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.