What color is #BCA1AC?

#BCA1AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA1AC?

The RGB value is 188, 161, 172: 188 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA1AC?

The complementary color is #A1BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA1AC?

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.

#BCA1AC color

#BCA1AC rgb(188, 161, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA1AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.1% green and 67.5% blue (188, 161, 172).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#BCA1AC color codes

HEX	`#BCA1AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 161, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 11.77, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 11.94, 350.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.93, 39.161, 44.424)`
Decimal	`12362156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA1AC, 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 #BCA1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA1AC 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 #BCA1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca1ac; }
.text { color: #bca1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 161 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca1ac, #bca3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA1AC?: #BCA1AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA1AC?: The RGB value is 188, 161, 172: 188 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA1AC?: The complementary color is #A1BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA1AC?: 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.