What color is #BC87A5?

#BC87A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC87A5?

The RGB value is 188, 135, 165: 188 red, 135 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC87A5?

The complementary color is #87BC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC87A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC87A5 color

#BC87A5 rgb(188, 135, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC87A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.9% green and 64.7% blue (188, 135, 165).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#BC87A5 color codes

HEX	`#BC87A5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 135, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 24.98, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 26.17, 342.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.194, 30.737, 39.616)`
Decimal	`12355493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC87A5, 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 #BC87A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC87A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #BC87A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc87a5; }
.text { color: #bc87a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc87a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 135 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc87a5, #bc878a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC87A5?: #BC87A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC87A5?: The RGB value is 188, 135, 165: 188 red, 135 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC87A5?: The complementary color is #87BC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC87A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.