What color is #BCA1A5?

#BCA1A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA1A5?

The RGB value is 188, 161, 165: 188 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA1A5?

The complementary color is #A1BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA1A5 color

#BCA1A5 rgb(188, 161, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA1A5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.1% green and 64.7% blue (188, 161, 165).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#BCA1A5 color codes

HEX	`#BCA1A5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 161, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, 10.56, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 10.68, 8.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.275, 38.899, 40.977)`
Decimal	`12362149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA1A5, 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 #BCA1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #BCA1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca1a5; }
.text { color: #bca1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 161 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca1a5, #bcaba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BCA1A5?: #BCA1A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA1A5?: The RGB value is 188, 161, 165: 188 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA1A5?: The complementary color is #A1BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.