What color is #BC8C9E?

#BC8C9E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC8C9E?

The RGB value is 188, 140, 158: 188 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8C9E?

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

Is black or white text better on #BC8C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8C9E color

#BC8C9E rgb(188, 140, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC8C9E is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.9% green and 62% blue (188, 140, 158).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#BC8C9E color codes

HEX	`#BC8C9E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 140, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 54.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, 21.03, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 21.16, 353.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.289, 31.918, 36.59)`
Decimal	`12356766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8C9E, 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 #BC8C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #BC8C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8c9e; }
.text { color: #bc8c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 140 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8c9e, #bc928c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BC8C9E?: #BC8C9E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC8C9E?: The RGB value is 188, 140, 158: 188 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8C9E?: The complementary color is #8CBCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.