What color is #BC818B?

#BC818B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC818B?

The RGB value is 188, 129, 139: 188 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC818B?

The complementary color is #81BCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC818B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC818B color

#BC818B rgb(188, 129, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC818B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 50.6% green and 54.5% blue (188, 129, 139).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#BC818B color codes

HEX	`#BC818B`
RGB	`rgb(188, 129, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 50.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, 24.2, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 24.51, 9.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.25, 28.258, 28.124)`
Decimal	`12353931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC818B, 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 #BC818B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC818B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #BC818B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc818b; }
.text { color: #bc818b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc818b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 129 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc818b, #bc9581); }

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Questions

What color is #BC818B?: #BC818B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC818B?: The RGB value is 188, 129, 139: 188 red, 129 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC818B?: The complementary color is #81BCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC818B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.