What color is #BCA6BE?

#BCA6BE 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 #BCA6BE?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 190: 188 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA6BE?

The complementary color is #A8BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA6BE color

#BCA6BE rgb(188, 166, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA6BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 74.5% blue (188, 166, 190).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#BCA6BE color codes

HEX	`#BCA6BE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, 12.32, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 15.47, 322.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.668, 41.682, 54.45)`
Decimal	`12363454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA6BE, 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 #BCA6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #BCA6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca6be; }
.text { color: #bca6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca6be, #bea6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA6BE?: #BCA6BE 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 #BCA6BE?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 190: 188 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA6BE?: The complementary color is #A8BEA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.