What color is #BCA5AD?

#BCA5AD 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 #BCA5AD?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 173: 188 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA5AD?

The complementary color is #A5BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA5AD color

#BCA5AD rgb(188, 165, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA5AD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 67.8% blue (188, 165, 173).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#BCA5AD color codes

HEX	`#BCA5AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.91, 9.74, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.91, 9.8, 353.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.736, 40.62, 45.169)`
Decimal	`12363181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA5AD, 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 #BCA5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #BCA5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca5ad; }
.text { color: #bca5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca5ad, #bca8a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA5AD?: #BCA5AD 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 #BCA5AD?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 173: 188 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA5AD?: The complementary color is #A5BCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.