What color is #BC5B73?

#BC5B73 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC5B73?

The RGB value is 188, 91, 115: 188 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC5B73?

The complementary color is #5BBCA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC5B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC5B73 color

#BC5B73 rgb(188, 91, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC5B73 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 35.7% green and 45.1% blue (188, 91, 115).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 42% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#BC5B73 color codes

HEX	`#BC5B73`
RGB	`rgb(188, 91, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 35.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 42%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 52%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, 41.49, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 41.79, 6.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.576, 19.414, 18.511)`
Decimal	`12344179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC5B73, 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 #BC5B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC5B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #BC5B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc5b73; }
.text { color: #bc5b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 91 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc5b73, #bc745b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BC5B73?: #BC5B73 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC5B73?: The RGB value is 188, 91, 115: 188 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC5B73?: The complementary color is #5BBCA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC5B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.