Close to Puce
#BC769A
#BC769A is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 46.3% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC769A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC769A as they’d see it.
#BC769A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC769A
What color is #BC769A?
#BC769A is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 46.3% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC769A in RGB?
#BC769A is rgb(188, 118, 154): 188 red, 118 green, and 154 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC769A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 37, 18, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC769A?
PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC769A?
Its complement #519976 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.