What color is #BC96AD?

#BC96AD 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 #BC96AD?

The RGB value is 188, 150, 173: 188 red, 150 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC96AD?

The complementary color is #96BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC96AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC96AD color

#BC96AD rgb(188, 150, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC96AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58.8% green and 67.8% blue (188, 150, 173).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#BC96AD color codes

HEX	`#BC96AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 150, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, 18.03, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 19.19, 339.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.188, 35.522, 44.319)`
Decimal	`12359341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC96AD, 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 #BC96AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC96AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #BC96AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc96ad; }
.text { color: #bc96ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc96ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 150 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc96ad, #bc969a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BC96AD?: #BC96AD 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 #BC96AD?: The RGB value is 188, 150, 173: 188 red, 150 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC96AD?: The complementary color is #96BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC96AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.