What color is #BC91AC?

#BC91AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC91AC?

The RGB value is 188, 145, 172: 188 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC91AC?

The complementary color is #91BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC91AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC91AC color

#BC91AC rgb(188, 145, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC91AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (188, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#BC91AC color codes

HEX	`#BC91AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 20.63, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 22.08, 339.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.31, 33.922, 43.551)`
Decimal	`12358060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC91AC, 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 #BC91AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC91AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #BC91AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc91ac; }
.text { color: #bc91ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc91ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc91ac, #bc9197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC91AC?: #BC91AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC91AC?: The RGB value is 188, 145, 172: 188 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC91AC?: The complementary color is #91BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC91AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.