What color is #BCA69F?

#BCA69F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA69F?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 159: 188 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA69F?

The complementary color is #9FB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA69F color

#BCA69F rgb(188, 166, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA69F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (188, 166, 159).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#BCA69F color codes

HEX	`#BCA69F`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, 6.83, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 9.46, 43.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.633, 40.468, 38.465)`
Decimal	`12363423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA69F, 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 #BCA69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #BCA69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca69f; }
.text { color: #bca69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca69f, #bcb59f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA69F?: #BCA69F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA69F?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 159: 188 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA69F?: The complementary color is #9FB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.