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#BC9FA5

#bc9fa5 ≈ Silver Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bc9fa5 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 62.35% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.43% magenta, 12.23% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 347.59°, with 17.79% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.382

Complementary

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #9fbcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #9fbca8
  3. #9fb3bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9fb3
  2. #bc9fa5
  3. #bca89f

Triadic

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #a5bc9f
  3. #9fa5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #bcb69f
  3. #9fbcb6
  4. #9fa5bc

Square

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #b3bc9f
  3. #9fbcb6
  4. #a89fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #725057
  2. #9d727b
  3. #bc9fa5
  4. #dbcccf
  5. #f7f3f4

Shades

#bc9fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #a98f95
  3. #967f84
  4. #846f74
  5. #715f63
  6. #5e5053
  7. #4b4042
  8. #383032
  9. #262021
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #c3a9ae
  3. #c9b2b7
  4. #d0bcc0
  5. #d7c5c9
  6. #decfd2
  7. #e4d9db
  8. #ebe2e4
  9. #f2eced
  10. #f8f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9fa5
  2. #b69ca1
  3. #b0999e
  4. #aa969a
  5. #a49396
  6. #9e9093
  7. #988c8f
  8. #92898b
  9. #8c8687
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a3a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a8a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29da1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada2a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a5a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9fa5 {
  color: #bc9fa5;
}
Background
.bg-bc9fa5 {
  background-color: #bc9fa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 159 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 18% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9fa5, #bca89f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 159 165 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.33 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.57 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.04 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.66 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.93 #43605a Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bc9fa5  rgb(188, 159, 165)  hsl(348, 18%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9fbcb6  rgb(159, 188, 182)  hsl(168, 18%, 68%)  Opal
#a5bc9f  rgb(165, 188, 159)  hsl(108, 18%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9fa5bc  rgb(159, 165, 188)  hsl(228, 18%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder