What color is #BCA0B5?

#BCA0B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA0B5?

The RGB value is 188, 160, 181: 188 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA0B5?

The complementary color is #A0BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA0B5 color

#BCA0B5 rgb(188, 160, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BCA0B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62.7% green and 71% blue (188, 160, 181).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% 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 8.83:1).

#BCA0B5 color codes

HEX	`#BCA0B5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 13.94, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 15.6, 333.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.649, 39.17, 49.074)`
Decimal	`12361909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA0B5, 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 #BCA0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #BCA0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca0b5; }
.text { color: #bca0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca0b5, #bca0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA0B5?: #BCA0B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA0B5?: The RGB value is 188, 160, 181: 188 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA0B5?: The complementary color is #A0BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.