What color is #BCA2AD?

#BCA2AD 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 #BCA2AD?

The RGB value is 188, 162, 173: 188 red, 162 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA2AD?

The complementary color is #A2BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA2AD color

#BCA2AD rgb(188, 162, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA2AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.5% green and 67.8% blue (188, 162, 173).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BCA2AD color codes

HEX	`#BCA2AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 162, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 11.39, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 11.6, 349.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.202, 39.55, 44.991)`
Decimal	`12362413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA2AD, 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 #BCA2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BCA2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca2ad; }
.text { color: #bca2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 162 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca2ad, #bca4a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA2AD?: #BCA2AD 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 #BCA2AD?: The RGB value is 188, 162, 173: 188 red, 162 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA2AD?: The complementary color is #A2BCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.