What color is #BD678F?

#BD678F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD678F?

The RGB value is 189, 103, 143: 189 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD678F?

The complementary color is #67BD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD678F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD678F color

#BD678F rgb(189, 103, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD678F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 40.4% green and 56.1% blue (189, 103, 143).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#BD678F color codes

HEX	`#BD678F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 103, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 40.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 46%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 39.28, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 39.83, 350.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.795, 22.505, 28.703)`
Decimal	`12412815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD678F, 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 #BD678F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD678F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BD678F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd678f; }
.text { color: #bd678f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd678f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 103 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd678f, #bd6a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #BD678F?: #BD678F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD678F?: The RGB value is 189, 103, 143: 189 red, 103 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD678F?: The complementary color is #67BD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD678F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.