Rosy Brown is the CSS named color #BC8F8F — rgb(188, 143, 143), hsl(0, 25%, 65%). Its relative luminance is 0.323, giving 2.81:1 against white and 7.46:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #BC8F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 143, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 25%, 65%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.3232 |
| Contrast on white | 2.81:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 7.46:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing rosybrown toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
rosybrown is #BC8F8F, which is rgb(188, 143, 143) and hsl(0, 25%, 65%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Rosy Brown has a relative luminance of 0.323 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.81:1; against black, 7.46:1.
rosybrown reaches 7.46:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.