What color is #BC839A?

#BC839A is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC839A?

The RGB value is 188, 131, 154: 188 red, 131 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC839A?

The complementary color is #83BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC839A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC839A color

#BC839A rgb(188, 131, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC839A is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 51.4% green and 60.4% blue (188, 131, 154).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#BC839A color codes

HEX	`#BC839A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 131, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 51.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 25.38, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 25.61, 352.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.688, 29.259, 34.386)`
Decimal	`12354458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC839A, 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 #BC839A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC839A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #BC839A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc839a; }
.text { color: #bc839a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc839a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 131 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc839a, #bc8883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BC839A?: #BC839A is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC839A?: The RGB value is 188, 131, 154: 188 red, 131 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC839A?: The complementary color is #83BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC839A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.