What color is #BC9497?

#BC9497 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9497?

The RGB value is 188, 148, 151: 188 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9497?

The complementary color is #94BCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9497 color

#BC9497 rgb(188, 148, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC9497 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (188, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#BC9497 color codes

HEX	`#BC9497`
RGB	`rgb(188, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, 15.46, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 16.01, 15.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.915, 34.107, 33.911)`
Decimal	`12358807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9497, 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 #BC9497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #BC9497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9497; }
.text { color: #bc9497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9497, #bca594); }

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Questions

What color is #BC9497?: #BC9497 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9497?: The RGB value is 188, 148, 151: 188 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9497?: The complementary color is #94BCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.