What color is #BC929B?

#BC929B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC929B?

The RGB value is 188, 146, 155: 188 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC929B?

The complementary color is #92BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC929B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC929B color

#BC929B rgb(188, 146, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC929B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 57.3% green and 60.8% blue (188, 146, 155).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#BC929B color codes

HEX	`#BC929B`
RGB	`rgb(188, 146, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 57.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 17.2, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 17.26, 4.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.934, 33.617, 35.547)`
Decimal	`12358299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC929B, 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 #BC929B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC929B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #BC929B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc929b; }
.text { color: #bc929b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc929b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 146 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc929b, #bc9e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC929B?: #BC929B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC929B?: The RGB value is 188, 146, 155: 188 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC929B?: The complementary color is #92BCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC929B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.