Information about #BC9DAA color

#BC9DAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC9DAA falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 157, 170) — 73.7% red, 61.6% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 7 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC9DAA is a calm, restrained romantic rose that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mesmerise (#B598A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Martini (#B7A8A3).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 157, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC9DAA: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC9DAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC9DAA color variations

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

#BC9DAA 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 #BC9DAA

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

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC9DAA
  • RGB188, 157, 170
  • CMYK0, 12, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 157, 170)
  • HSL335°, 19%, 68%
  • HSL Precise334.839°, 18.788%, 67.647%
  • HSV335°, 16%, 74%
  • HSB335°, 16%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.616, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.616, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.616, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC9DAA
  • DECIMAL ID12361130
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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