What color is #BC848F?

#BC848F 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 #BC848F?

The RGB value is 188, 132, 143: 188 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC848F?

The complementary color is #84BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC848F color

#BC848F rgb(188, 132, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC848F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (188, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#BC848F color codes

HEX	`#BC848F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 23.12, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 23.29, 6.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.949, 29.179, 29.825)`
Decimal	`12354703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC848F, 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 #BC848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #BC848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc848f; }
.text { color: #bc848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc848f, #bc9584); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC848F?: #BC848F 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 #BC848F?: The RGB value is 188, 132, 143: 188 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC848F?: The complementary color is #84BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.