What color is #BCA8AD?

#BCA8AD 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 #BCA8AD?

The RGB value is 188, 168, 173: 188 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA8AD?

The complementary color is #A8BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA8AD?

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.

#BCA8AD color

#BCA8AD rgb(188, 168, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA8AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (188, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BCA8AD color codes

HEX	`#BCA8AD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, 8.1, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 8.1, 0.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.284, 41.715, 45.351)`
Decimal	`12363949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA8AD, 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 #BCA8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA8AD 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 #BCA8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca8ad; }
.text { color: #bca8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca8ad, #bcada8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCA8AD?: #BCA8AD 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 #BCA8AD?: The RGB value is 188, 168, 173: 188 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA8AD?: The complementary color is #A8BCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA8AD?: 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.