What color is #BCA3AB?

#BCA3AB 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 #BCA3AB?

The RGB value is 188, 163, 171: 188 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA3AB?

The complementary color is #A3BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA3AB color

#BCA3AB rgb(188, 163, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA3AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green and 67.1% blue (188, 163, 171).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#BCA3AB color codes

HEX	`#BCA3AB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 163, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, 10.49, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 10.52, 355.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.186, 39.827, 44.038)`
Decimal	`12362667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA3AB, 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 #BCA3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #BCA3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca3ab; }
.text { color: #bca3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 163 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca3ab, #bca8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA3AB?: #BCA3AB 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 #BCA3AB?: The RGB value is 188, 163, 171: 188 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA3AB?: The complementary color is #A3BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.