What color is #BC96B1?

#BC96B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC96B1?

The RGB value is 188, 150, 177: 188 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC96B1?

The complementary color is #96BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC96B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC96B1 color

#BC96B1 rgb(188, 150, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC96B1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58.8% green and 69.4% blue (188, 150, 177).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#BC96B1 color codes

HEX	`#BC96B1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 150, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.27, 18.75, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.27, 20.64, 335.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.581, 35.679, 46.388)`
Decimal	`12359345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC96B1, 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 #BC96B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC96B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #BC96B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc96b1; }
.text { color: #bc96b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc96b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 150 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc96b1, #bc969e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC96B1?: #BC96B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC96B1?: The RGB value is 188, 150, 177: 188 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC96B1?: The complementary color is #96BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC96B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.