What color is #BC9290?

#BC9290 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9290?

The RGB value is 188, 146, 144: 188 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9290?

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

Is black or white text better on #BC9290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9290 color

#BC9290 rgb(188, 146, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC9290 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (188, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#BC9290 color codes

HEX	`#BC9290`
RGB	`rgb(188, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 15.5, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 17.06, 24.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.052, 33.264, 30.902)`
Decimal	`12358288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9290, 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 #BC9290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #BC9290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9290; }
.text { color: #bc9290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9290, #bca890); }

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Questions

What color is #BC9290?: #BC9290 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9290?: The RGB value is 188, 146, 144: 188 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9290?: The complementary color is #90BABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.