What color is #BC98AF?

#BC98AF 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 #BC98AF?

The RGB value is 188, 152, 175: 188 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC98AF?

The complementary color is #98BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC98AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC98AF color

#BC98AF rgb(188, 152, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC98AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.6% green and 68.6% blue (188, 152, 175).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#BC98AF color codes

HEX	`#BC98AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 152, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 59.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.71, 17.28, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.71, 18.6, 338.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 36.244, 45.453)`
Decimal	`12359855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC98AF, 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 #BC98AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC98AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #BC98AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc98af; }
.text { color: #bc98af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc98af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 152 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc98af, #bc989d); }

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Questions

What color is #BC98AF?: #BC98AF 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 #BC98AF?: The RGB value is 188, 152, 175: 188 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC98AF?: The complementary color is #98BCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC98AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.