What color is #BC85A5?

#BC85A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC85A5?

The RGB value is 188, 133, 165: 188 red, 133 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC85A5?

The complementary color is #85BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC85A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC85A5 color

#BC85A5 rgb(188, 133, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC85A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.2% green and 64.7% blue (188, 133, 165).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#BC85A5 color codes

HEX	`#BC85A5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 133, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, 26.09, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 27.44, 341.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.918, 30.185, 39.524)`
Decimal	`12354981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC85A5, 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 #BC85A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC85A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BC85A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc85a5; }
.text { color: #bc85a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc85a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 133 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc85a5, #bc8589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC85A5?: #BC85A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC85A5?: The RGB value is 188, 133, 165: 188 red, 133 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC85A5?: The complementary color is #85BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC85A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.