What color is #BCA6A3?

#BCA6A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA6A3?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 163: 188 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA6A3?

The complementary color is #A3B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA6A3?

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.

#BCA6A3 color

#BCA6A3 rgb(188, 166, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA6A3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 63.9% blue (188, 166, 163).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCA6A3 color codes

HEX	`#BCA6A3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, 7.48, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 8.72, 30.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.986, 40.609, 40.323)`
Decimal	`12363427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA6A3, 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 #BCA6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA6A3 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 #BCA6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca6a3; }
.text { color: #bca6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca6a3, #bcb3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCA6A3?: #BCA6A3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA6A3?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 163: 188 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA6A3?: The complementary color is #A3B9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA6A3?: 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.