What color is #BCA5B8?

#BCA5B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA5B8?

The RGB value is 188, 165, 184: 188 red, 165 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA5B8?

The complementary color is #A5BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA5B8 color

#BCA5B8 rgb(188, 165, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA5B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 72.2% blue (188, 165, 184).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#BCA5B8 color codes

HEX	`#BCA5B8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 165, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, 11.74, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 13.5, 330.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.845, 41.063, 51.007)`
Decimal	`12363192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA5B8, 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 #BCA5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #BCA5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca5b8; }
.text { color: #bca5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 165 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca5b8, #bca5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA5B8?: #BCA5B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA5B8?: The RGB value is 188, 165, 184: 188 red, 165 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA5B8?: The complementary color is #A5BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.