What color is #BC9EA9?

#BC9EA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9EA9?

The RGB value is 188, 158, 169: 188 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9EA9?

The complementary color is #9EBCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9EA9 color

#BC9EA9 rgb(188, 158, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BC9EA9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (188, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#BC9EA9 color codes

HEX	`#BC9EA9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, 12.9, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 12.99, 353.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.127, 38.011, 42.751)`
Decimal	`12361385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9EA9, 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 #BC9EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #BC9EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9ea9; }
.text { color: #bc9ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9ea9, #bca29e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC9EA9?: #BC9EA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9EA9?: The RGB value is 188, 158, 169: 188 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9EA9?: The complementary color is #9EBCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.