Information about #BC9EA1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC9EA1 is a calm, restrained red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mesmerise (#B598A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tuscany (#C09999) and Martini (#B7A8A3).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 158, 161) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BC9EA1 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BC9EA1 color variations
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#BC9EA1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9EA1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9EA1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9EA1 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9EA1 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 #BC9EA1 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC9EA1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B598A3
#C09999
#B7A8A3
#B1A09C
#B2A49B
#C292A1
#C99AA0
#B5A8A8
#B9A193
#BBADA1
#B9A896
#B2A99D
#BC9EA1 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9EA1
- RGB188, 158, 161
- CMYK0, 12, 11, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 158, 161)
- HSL354°, 18%, 68%
- HSL Precise354°, 18.293%, 67.843%
- HSV354°, 16%, 74%
- HSB354°, 16%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.620, 0.631)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.620, 0.631, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.620, 0.631)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC9EA1
- DECIMAL ID12361377
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
