What color is #BCB7AD?

#BCB7AD is a light, grayish orange known as Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ghost Writer?

The RGB value is 188, 183, 173: 188 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ghost Writer?

The complementary color is #ADB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ghost Writer color: hex code #BCB7AD

#BCB7AD rgb(188, 183, 173)

Shades of gray

Ghost Writer has the hex code #BCB7AD. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.8% green and 67.8% blue (188, 183, 173).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

Ghost Writer (#BCB7AD) color codes

HEX	`#BCB7AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 183, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, -0.01, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 5.71, 90.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.214, 47.576, 46.328)`
Decimal	`12367789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ghost Writer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCB7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCB7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb7ad; }
.text { color: #bcb7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 183 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb7ad, #babcad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #BCB7AD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCB7AD?: #BCB7AD is a light, grayish orange known as Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ghost Writer?: The RGB value is 188, 183, 173: 188 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ghost Writer?: The complementary color is #ADB2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.