What color is #BC8B92?

#BC8B92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC8B92?

The RGB value is 188, 139, 146: 188 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8B92?

The complementary color is #8BBCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8B92 color

#BC8B92 rgb(188, 139, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC8B92 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.5% green and 57.3% blue (188, 139, 146).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#BC8B92 color codes

HEX	`#BC8B92`
RGB	`rgb(188, 139, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 54.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 19.69, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 20.01, 10.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.16, 31.234, 31.365)`
Decimal	`12356498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8B92, 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 #BC8B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #BC8B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8b92; }
.text { color: #bc8b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 139 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8b92, #bc9c8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BC8B92?: #BC8B92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC8B92?: The RGB value is 188, 139, 146: 188 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8B92?: The complementary color is #8BBCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.