Information about #BC6874 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC6874 presents itself as a moderately toned warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusky Rose (#BA6873). Slightly further away sit Rose Gold (#B76E79) and Tilly Rose (#B87079).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 104, 116)), which gives #BC6874 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC6874 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC6874 color variations
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#BC6874 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC6874 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC6874 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC6874 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC6874 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC6874 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC6874
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BA6873
#B76E79
#B87079
#B6706F
#B16B79
#C0737A
#C16F68
#C97375
#C25A7C
#B57281
#B45877
#B9576C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC6874
- RGB188, 104, 116
- CMYK0, 33, 28, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 104, 116)
- HSL351°, 39%, 57%
- HSL Precise351.429°, 38.532%, 57.255%
- HSV351°, 45%, 74%
- HSB351°, 45%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.408, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.408, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.408, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC6874
- DECIMAL ID12347508
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
