What color is #BCA2AF?

#BCA2AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA2AF?

The RGB value is 188, 162, 175: 188 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA2AF?

The complementary color is #A2BCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA2AF color

#BCA2AF rgb(188, 162, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA2AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.5% green and 68.6% blue (188, 162, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#BCA2AF color codes

HEX	`#BCA2AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 162, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, 11.75, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 12.17, 344.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.397, 39.628, 46.017)`
Decimal	`12362415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA2AF, 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 #BCA2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #BCA2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca2af; }
.text { color: #bca2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 162 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca2af, #bca2a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA2AF?: #BCA2AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA2AF?: The RGB value is 188, 162, 175: 188 red, 162 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA2AF?: The complementary color is #A2BCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.