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#BC808A Color

#BC808A is rgb(188, 128, 138) in RGB, hsl(350, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC808A
HEX#BC808A
RGBrgb(188, 128, 138)
HSLhsl(350, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(350, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.075 8.4)
LABlab(60.07% 24.91 4.53)
LCHlch(60.07% 25.32 10.30)

What #BC808A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC808A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.67Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.79Puce#CC8899ΔE 5.92English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.24Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.12Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BC808A Channel Values

How #BC808A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 128 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC808A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC808A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC808A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC808A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC808A
Complementary
#80BCB2
Analogous
#BC80A8
Analogous
#BC9480
Triadic
#8ABC80
Triadic
#808ABC
Split comp.
#80BC94
Split comp.
#80A8BC

Tints & Shades of #BC808A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C59199
#CEA1A9
#D7B2B8
#E1C6CB
#EAD7DA
#F3E8E9

Shades

#AE6571
#964F5B
#7C414B
#61333B
#46252A
#281518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC808A.

How #BC808A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC808A
Protanopia#8D8D8A
Protanomaly#A2888A
Deuteranopia#979788
Deuteranomaly#A78F89
Tritanopia#BB8181
Tritanomaly#BC8185
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC808A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc808a: #BC808A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC808A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc808a': '#BC808A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.502, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bc808a">#BC808A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC808A"

More Red Colors

#BC808A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#BC808A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC808A?

#BC808A is a light red — rgb(188, 128, 138) in RGB and hsl(350, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #BC808A?

#BC808A is rgb(188, 128, 138) — red 188, green 128, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC808A?

#BC808A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC808A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC808A scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC808A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC808A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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