Information about #BC496B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BC496B reads as a confidently colored romantic rose and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Irresistible (#B3446C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Royal Heath (#B54B73) and Popstar (#BE4F62).
The recipe behind #BC496B is rgb(188, 73, 107), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BC496B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. #BC496B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BC496B color variations
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#BC496B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC496B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC496B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC496B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC496B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC496B color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BC496B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B3446C
#B54B73
#BE4F62
#B5406C
#C74767
#C44762
#B9576C
#AE4870
#B5485D
#C74375
#C25964
#CD526C
#BC496B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC496B
- RGB188, 73, 107
- CMYK0, 45, 32, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 73, 107)
- HSL342°, 46%, 51%
- HSL Precise342.261°, 46.185%, 51.176%
- HSV342°, 61%, 74%
- HSB342°, 61%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.286, 0.420)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.286, 0.420, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.286, 0.420)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC496B
- DECIMAL ID12339563
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
