BROWN

Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Conversions

HEX#BC8F8F

RGBrgb(188, 143, 143)

HSLhsl(0, 25%, 65%)

HSVhsv(0, 24%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%)

Copy CSS

color: #bc8f8f;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(188, 143, 143);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(0, 25%, 65%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.81 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.80 : 1

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Pairings

About Rosy Brown

Rosy Brown is the hex color #BC8F8F, which translates to rgb(188, 143, 143) in RGB and hsl(0, 25%, 65%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 25 percent and a lightness of 65 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.055 is low for the brown family, giving Rosy Brown a muted, dusty character.

How Rosy Brown compares

Rosy Brown is exactly the CSS keyword rosybrown, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is taupe-400 (#ABA09C), at a distance of 14.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Puce at 12.4. Sorted by lightness, Rosy Brown is number 23 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Rosy Brown

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Rosy Brown, led by Ink black at 6.80:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Rosy Brown already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Rosy Brown. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.80:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.66:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Rosy Brown

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Rosy Brown for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Rosy Brown

Format	Value
HEX	#BC8F8F
RGB	rgb(188, 143, 143)
HSL	hsl(0, 25%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(0, 24%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.27% 0.0548 18.57)
CIELAB	lab(63.61 17.01 6.61)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.