What color is #BCA29C?

#BCA29C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA29C?

The RGB value is 188, 162, 156: 188 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA29C?

The complementary color is #9CB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA29C color

#BCA29C rgb(188, 162, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA29C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.5% green and 61.2% blue (188, 162, 156).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#BCA29C color codes

HEX	`#BCA29C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 162, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 8.53, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 10.81, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.66, 38.933, 36.872)`
Decimal	`12362396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA29C, 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 #BCA29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #BCA29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca29c; }
.text { color: #bca29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 162 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca29c, #bcb29c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA29C?: #BCA29C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA29C?: The RGB value is 188, 162, 156: 188 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA29C?: The complementary color is #9CB6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.