Close to Rosy Brown
#BC9997
#BC9997 is a light, muted red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 60% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC9997.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.14:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.14:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC9997 as they’d see it.
#BC9997 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC9997
What color is #BC9997?
#BC9997 is a light, muted red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 60% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC9997 in RGB?
#BC9997 is rgb(188, 153, 151): 188 red, 153 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC9997 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 20, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC9997?
PANTONE 7521 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC9997?
Its complement #81A8AB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.