What color is #BC7F96?

#BC7F96 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC7F96?

The RGB value is 188, 127, 150: 188 red, 127 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC7F96?

The complementary color is #7FBCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC7F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC7F96 color

#BC7F96 rgb(188, 127, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC7F96 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 49.8% green and 58.8% blue (188, 127, 150).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#BC7F96 color codes

HEX	`#BC7F96`
RGB	`rgb(188, 127, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 49.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 26.96, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 27.1, 354.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.834, 28.074, 32.485)`
Decimal	`12353430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC7F96, 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 #BC7F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC7F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #BC7F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc7f96; }
.text { color: #bc7f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 127 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc7f96, #bc867f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BC7F96?: #BC7F96 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC7F96?: The RGB value is 188, 127, 150: 188 red, 127 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC7F96?: The complementary color is #7FBCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC7F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.