What color is #BC9BAF?

#BC9BAF 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 #BC9BAF?

The RGB value is 188, 155, 175: 188 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9BAF?

The complementary color is #9BBCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9BAF color

#BC9BAF rgb(188, 155, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BC9BAF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 60.8% green and 68.6% blue (188, 155, 175).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#BC9BAF color codes

HEX	`#BC9BAF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 155, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 60.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.45, 15.61, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.45, 16.65, 339.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.198, 37.23, 45.618)`
Decimal	`12360623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9BAF, 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 #BC9BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #BC9BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9baf; }
.text { color: #bc9baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 155 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9baf, #bc9b9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC9BAF?: #BC9BAF 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 #BC9BAF?: The RGB value is 188, 155, 175: 188 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9BAF?: The complementary color is #9BBCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.