What color is #BC96AA?

#BC96AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC96AA?

The RGB value is 188, 150, 170: 188 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC96AA?

The complementary color is #96BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC96AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC96AA color

#BC96AA rgb(188, 150, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC96AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58.8% green and 66.7% blue (188, 150, 170).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#BC96AA color codes

HEX	`#BC96AA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 150, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 17.5, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 18.21, 343.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.901, 35.408, 42.808)`
Decimal	`12359338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC96AA, 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 #BC96AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC96AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #BC96AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc96aa; }
.text { color: #bc96aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc96aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 150 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc96aa, #bc9697); }

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Questions

What color is #BC96AA?: #BC96AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC96AA?: The RGB value is 188, 150, 170: 188 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC96AA?: The complementary color is #96BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC96AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.