What color is #BC97AD?

#BC97AD 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 #BC97AD?

The RGB value is 188, 151, 173: 188 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC97AD?

The complementary color is #97BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC97AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC97AD color

#BC97AD rgb(188, 151, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC97AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (188, 151, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#BC97AD color codes

HEX	`#BC97AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, 17.48, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 18.55, 340.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.348, 35.843, 44.373)`
Decimal	`12359597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC97AD, 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 #BC97AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC97AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #BC97AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc97ad; }
.text { color: #bc97ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc97ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc97ad, #bc979b); }

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Questions

What color is #BC97AD?: #BC97AD 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 #BC97AD?: The RGB value is 188, 151, 173: 188 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC97AD?: The complementary color is #97BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC97AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.