What color is #BCA0B2?

#BCA0B2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA0B2?

The RGB value is 188, 160, 178: 188 red, 160 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA0B2?

The complementary color is #A0BCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA0B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA0B2 color

#BCA0B2 rgb(188, 160, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BCA0B2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62.7% green and 69.8% blue (188, 160, 178).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#BCA0B2 color codes

HEX	`#BCA0B2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 160, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, 13.39, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 14.46, 337.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.345, 39.048, 47.47)`
Decimal	`12361906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA0B2, 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 #BCA0B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA0B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #BCA0B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca0b2; }
.text { color: #bca0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca0b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 160 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca0b2, #bca0a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCA0B2?: #BCA0B2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA0B2?: The RGB value is 188, 160, 178: 188 red, 160 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA0B2?: The complementary color is #A0BCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA0B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.