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#BC9FA7 Color

#BC9FA7 is rgb(188, 159, 167) in RGB, hsl(343, 18%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tuscany (#C09999), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC9FA7
HEX#BC9FA7
RGBrgb(188, 159, 167)
HSLhsl(343, 18%, 68%)
HSVhsv(343, 15%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.036 359.6)
LABlab(68.30% 12.02 0.02)
LCHlch(68.30% 12.02 0.08)

What #BC9FA7 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 #BC9FA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.68Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.09Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.11Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.35Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.79Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.08

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

#BC9FA7 Channel Values

How #BC9FA7 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 159 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 18% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 15% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 11% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC9FA7 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC9FA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC9FA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC9FA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC9FA7
Complementary
#9FBCB4
Analogous
#BC9FB6
Analogous
#BCA59F
Triadic
#A7BC9F
Triadic
#9FA7BC
Split comp.
#9FBCA5
Split comp.
#9FB6BC

Tints & Shades of #BC9FA7

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

#C4ABB2
#CFBAC0
#D7C6CB
#E0D2D6
#E8DEE1
#F2EDEF

Shades

#A9848E
#966976
#7B5660
#5D4149
#422E34
#271B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC9FA7.

How #BC9FA7 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#BC9FA7
Protanopia#A4A4A7
Protanomaly#AEA2A7
Deuteranopia#A9A9A6
Deuteranomaly#B1A5A6
Tritanopia#BBA0A0
Tritanomaly#BBA0A3
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC9FA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc9fa7: #BC9FA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC9FA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc9fa7': '#BC9FA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.624, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_bc9fa7">#BC9FA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC9FA7"

More Pink Colors

#BC9FA7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC9FA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC9FA7?

#BC9FA7 is a light pink — rgb(188, 159, 167) in RGB and hsl(343, 18%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tuscany (#C09999), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #BC9FA7?

#BC9FA7 is rgb(188, 159, 167) — red 188, green 159, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC9FA7?

#BC9FA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC9FA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC9FA7 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC9FA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC9FA7 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 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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