What color is #BC7B87?

#BC7B87 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC7B87?

The RGB value is 188, 123, 135: 188 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC7B87?

The complementary color is #7BBCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC7B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC7B87 color

#BC7B87 rgb(188, 123, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC7B87 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 48.2% green and 52.9% blue (188, 123, 135).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#BC7B87 color codes

HEX	`#BC7B87`
RGB	`rgb(188, 123, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 48.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, 26.95, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 27.24, 8.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.196, 26.609, 26.357)`
Decimal	`12352391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC7B87, 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 #BC7B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC7B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #BC7B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc7b87; }
.text { color: #bc7b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 123 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc7b87, #bc907b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC7B87?: #BC7B87 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC7B87?: The RGB value is 188, 123, 135: 188 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC7B87?: The complementary color is #7BBCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC7B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.