What color is #BCA7AC?

#BCA7AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA7AC?

The RGB value is 188, 167, 172: 188 red, 167 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA7AC?

The complementary color is #A7BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA7AC color

#BCA7AC rgb(188, 167, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA7AC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.5% green and 67.5% blue (188, 167, 172).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% 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 9.26:1).

#BCA7AC color codes

HEX	`#BCA7AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 167, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, 8.47, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 8.48, 1.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.003, 41.308, 44.782)`
Decimal	`12363692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA7AC, 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 #BCA7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #BCA7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca7ac; }
.text { color: #bca7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 167 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca7ac, #bcaca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCA7AC?: #BCA7AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA7AC?: The RGB value is 188, 167, 172: 188 red, 167 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA7AC?: The complementary color is #A7BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.