What color is #BC88A7?

#BC88A7 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 #BC88A7?

The RGB value is 188, 136, 167: 188 red, 136 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC88A7?

The complementary color is #88BC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC88A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC88A7 color

#BC88A7 rgb(188, 136, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC88A7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 53.3% green and 65.5% blue (188, 136, 167).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#BC88A7 color codes

HEX	`#BC88A7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 136, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 53.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 24.76, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 26.18, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.518, 31.091, 40.629)`
Decimal	`12355751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC88A7, 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 #BC88A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC88A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #BC88A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc88a7; }
.text { color: #bc88a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc88a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 136 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc88a7, #bc888d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC88A7?: #BC88A7 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 #BC88A7?: The RGB value is 188, 136, 167: 188 red, 136 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC88A7?: The complementary color is #88BC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC88A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.