What color is #BC5771?

#BC5771 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC5771?

The RGB value is 188, 87, 113: 188 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC5771?

The complementary color is #57BCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC5771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC5771 color

#BC5771 rgb(188, 87, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC5771 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 34.1% green and 44.3% blue (188, 87, 113).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 40% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#BC5771 color codes

HEX	`#BC5771`
RGB	`rgb(188, 87, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 34.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 40%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 43.27, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 43.56, 6.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.129, 18.703, 17.801)`
Decimal	`12343153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC5771, 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 #BC5771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC5771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #BC5771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc5771; }
.text { color: #bc5771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 87 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc5771, #bc6f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BC5771?: #BC5771 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC5771?: The RGB value is 188, 87, 113: 188 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC5771?: The complementary color is #57BCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC5771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.