What color is #BCC3C7?

#BCC3C7 is a light, grayish azure known as Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metallic?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 199: 188 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metallic?

The complementary color is #C7C0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metallic color: hex code #BCC3C7

#BCC3C7 rgb(188, 195, 199)

Shades of gray

Metallic has the hex code #BCC3C7. It is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 78% blue (188, 195, 199).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

Metallic (#BCC3C7) color codes

HEX	`#BCC3C7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, -1.64, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 3.28, 239.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.561, 53.845, 61.751)`
Decimal	`12370887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metallic, 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 #BCC3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #BCC3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3c7; }
.text { color: #bcc3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3c7, #bcbec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #BCC3C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCC3C7?: #BCC3C7 is a light, grayish azure known as Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metallic?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 199: 188 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metallic?: The complementary color is #C7C0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.