Palettes / Colors / #BC9EA2

#BC9EA2 — Light Dusty Red

#BC9EA2 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BC9EA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC9EA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9FBCB8; it also sits naturally between #BC9FB1 and #BCA99F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 14% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC9EA2

.text { color: #BC9EA2; }
.background { background-color: #BC9EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC9EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 158, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC9EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 158, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC9EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 158, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC9EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC9EA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FBCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC9EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC9EA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC9EA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC9EA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC9EA1  ·  #BC9EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC9EA2?

#BC9EA2 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 188, 158, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC9EA2?

#BC9EA2 is RGB 188, 158, 162 — HSL 352°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 14%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC9EA2?

Its complement is #9FBCB8; analogous partners are #BC9FB1 and #BCA99F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC9EA2 for text?

Black text on #BC9EA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.