What color is #BD7C92?

#BD7C92 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD7C92?

The RGB value is 189, 124, 146: 189 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD7C92?

The complementary color is #7CBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD7C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD7C92 color

#BD7C92 rgb(189, 124, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD7C92 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 48.6% green and 57.3% blue (189, 124, 146).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#BD7C92 color codes

HEX	`#BD7C92`
RGB	`rgb(189, 124, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 48.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, 28.37, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 28.41, 357.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.383, 27.311, 30.702)`
Decimal	`12418194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD7C92, 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 #BD7C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD7C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #BD7C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd7c92; }
.text { color: #bd7c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 124 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd7c92, #bd877c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BD7C92?: #BD7C92 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD7C92?: The RGB value is 189, 124, 146: 189 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD7C92?: The complementary color is #7CBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD7C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.