What color is #BC87A9?

#BC87A9 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 #BC87A9?

The RGB value is 188, 135, 169: 188 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC87A9?

The complementary color is #87BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC87A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC87A9 color

#BC87A9 rgb(188, 135, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC87A9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.9% green and 66.3% blue (188, 135, 169).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#BC87A9 color codes

HEX	`#BC87A9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 135, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 25.67, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 27.51, 338.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.564, 30.885, 41.564)`
Decimal	`12355497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC87A9, 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 #BC87A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC87A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #BC87A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc87a9; }
.text { color: #bc87a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc87a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 135 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc87a9, #bc878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC87A9?: #BC87A9 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 #BC87A9?: The RGB value is 188, 135, 169: 188 red, 135 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC87A9?: The complementary color is #87BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC87A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.