What color is #BC435F?

#BC435F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC435F?

The RGB value is 188, 67, 95: 188 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC435F?

The complementary color is #43BCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC435F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC435F color

#BC435F rgb(188, 67, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC435F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 26.3% green and 37.3% blue (188, 67, 95).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 47% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 49% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve It (#BB4466), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#BC435F color codes

HEX	`#BC435F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 67, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 26.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 47%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 64%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 49%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, 50.78, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 51.8, 11.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.814, 15.535, 12.516)`
Decimal	`12338015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC435F, 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 #BC435F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC435F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	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 #BC435F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc435f; }
.text { color: #bc435f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc435f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 67 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc435f, #bc6343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #BC435F?: #BC435F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC435F?: The RGB value is 188, 67, 95: 188 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC435F?: The complementary color is #43BCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC435F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.