What color is #BC6490?

#BC6490 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC6490?

The RGB value is 188, 100, 144: 188 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC6490?

The complementary color is #64BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC6490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC6490 color

#BC6490 rgb(188, 100, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC6490 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 39.2% green and 56.5% blue (188, 100, 144).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#BC6490 color codes

HEX	`#BC6490`
RGB	`rgb(188, 100, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 39.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 47%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.84, 40.66, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.84, 41.49, 348.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.331, 21.822, 28.995)`
Decimal	`12346512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC6490, 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 #BC6490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC6490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #BC6490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc6490; }
.text { color: #bc6490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 100 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc6490, #bc6464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #BC6490?: #BC6490 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC6490?: The RGB value is 188, 100, 144: 188 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC6490?: The complementary color is #64BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC6490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.