What color is #BC6E8B?

#BC6E8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC6E8B?

The RGB value is 188, 110, 139: 188 red, 110 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC6E8B?

The complementary color is #6EBC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC6E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC6E8B color

#BC6E8B rgb(188, 110, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC6E8B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 43.1% green and 54.5% blue (188, 110, 139).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#BC6E8B color codes

HEX	`#BC6E8B`
RGB	`rgb(188, 110, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 43.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 34.62, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 34.71, 355.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.976, 23.71, 27.366)`
Decimal	`12349067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC6E8B, 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 #BC6E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC6E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #BC6E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc6e8b; }
.text { color: #bc6e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 110 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc6e8b, #bc786e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BC6E8B?: #BC6E8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC6E8B?: The RGB value is 188, 110, 139: 188 red, 110 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC6E8B?: The complementary color is #6EBC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC6E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.