Information about #BC9BAA color

#BC9BAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9BAA falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 155, 170) — 73.7% red, 60.8% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 7 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC9BAA presents itself as a softly toned romantic rose — one 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 a near neighbor of Mesmerise (#B598A3). Slightly further away sit Light Mauve (#C292A1) and Lilac Luster (#AE98AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 155, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9BAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9BAA color variations

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

#BC9BAA 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 #BC9BAA

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

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9BAA
  • RGB188, 155, 170
  • CMYK0, 13, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 155, 170)
  • HSL333°, 20%, 67%
  • HSL Precise332.727°, 19.76%, 67.255%
  • HSV333°, 18%, 74%
  • HSB333°, 18%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.608, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.608, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.608, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9BAA
  • DECIMAL ID12360618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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