What color is #BC898E?

#BC898E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC898E?

The RGB value is 188, 137, 142: 188 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC898E?

The complementary color is #89BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC898E color

#BC898E rgb(188, 137, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC898E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (188, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#BC898E color codes

HEX	`#BC898E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, 20.2, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 20.82, 13.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.568, 30.537, 29.659)`
Decimal	`12355982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC898E, 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 #BC898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #BC898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc898e; }
.text { color: #bc898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc898e, #bc9d89); }

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Questions

What color is #BC898E?: #BC898E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC898E?: The RGB value is 188, 137, 142: 188 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC898E?: The complementary color is #89BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.