Information about #BC859D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated pink-red rose, #BC859D floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Muted Rose (#B681A1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Opera Mauve (#B784A7) and Rustic Pink (#C489A4).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 133, 157)), which gives #BC859D its character. If you plan to put text on a #BC859D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC859D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC859D color variations
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#BC859D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC859D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC859D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC859D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC859D 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 #BC859D color
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Nearest named colors to #BC859D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B681A1
#B784A7
#C489A4
#B48395
#C48793
#C3909B
#C58F9D
#C77F97
#C292A1
#C2848F
#BB7796
#C79098
#BC859D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC859D
- RGB188, 133, 157
- CMYK0, 22, 12, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 133, 157)
- HSL334°, 29%, 63%
- HSL Precise333.818°, 29.101%, 62.941%
- HSV334°, 29%, 74%
- HSB334°, 29%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.522, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.522, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.522, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC859D
- DECIMAL ID12354973
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
