Information about #BC867B color

#BC867B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC867B falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 134, 123) — 73.7% red, 52.5% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 25 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC867B is a moderately toned warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brandy Rose (#B6857A). Slightly further away sit Ash Rose (#B5817D) and Old Rose (#C08081).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 134, 123)), which gives #BC867B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC867B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC867B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC867B 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC867B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC867B
  • RGB188, 134, 123
  • CMYK0, 21, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 134, 123)
  • HSL10°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise10.154°, 32.663%, 60.98%
  • HSV10°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB10°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.525, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.525, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.525, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC867B
  • DECIMAL ID12355195
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01