What color is #BC92AC?

#BC92AC 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 #BC92AC?

The RGB value is 188, 146, 172: 188 red, 146 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC92AC?

The complementary color is #92BCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC92AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC92AC color

#BC92AC rgb(188, 146, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC92AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 57.3% green and 67.5% blue (188, 146, 172).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#BC92AC color codes

HEX	`#BC92AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 146, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 57.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, 20.08, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 21.44, 339.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.464, 34.229, 43.602)`
Decimal	`12358316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC92AC, 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 #BC92AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC92AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #BC92AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc92ac; }
.text { color: #bc92ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc92ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 146 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc92ac, #bc9297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC92AC?: #BC92AC 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 #BC92AC?: The RGB value is 188, 146, 172: 188 red, 146 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC92AC?: The complementary color is #92BCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC92AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.