What color is #BC5D61?

#BC5D61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC5D61?

The RGB value is 188, 93, 97: 188 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC5D61?

The complementary color is #5DBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC5D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC5D61 color

#BC5D61 rgb(188, 93, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC5D61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (188, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 41% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 48% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BC5D61 color codes

HEX	`#BC5D61`
RGB	`rgb(188, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 41%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 51%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 48%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 38.54, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 41.61, 22.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.813, 19.386, 13.637)`
Decimal	`12344673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC5D61, 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 #BC5D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC5D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #BC5D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc5d61; }
.text { color: #bc5d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc5d61, #bc895d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BC5D61?: #BC5D61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC5D61?: The RGB value is 188, 93, 97: 188 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC5D61?: The complementary color is #5DBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC5D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.