What color is #BC90A4?

#BC90A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC90A4?

The RGB value is 188, 144, 164: 188 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC90A4?

The complementary color is #90BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC90A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC90A4 color

#BC90A4 rgb(188, 144, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC90A4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.5% green and 64.3% blue (188, 144, 164).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#BC90A4 color codes

HEX	`#BC90A4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 144, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 56.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 19.8, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 20.22, 348.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.413, 33.32, 39.575)`
Decimal	`12357796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC90A4, 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 #BC90A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC90A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #BC90A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc90a4; }
.text { color: #bc90a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc90a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 144 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc90a4, #bc9290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BC90A4?: #BC90A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC90A4?: The RGB value is 188, 144, 164: 188 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC90A4?: The complementary color is #90BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC90A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.