What color is #BCA9A4?

#BCA9A4 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 #BCA9A4?

The RGB value is 188, 169, 164: 188 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA9A4?

The complementary color is #A4B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA9A4 color

#BCA9A4 rgb(188, 169, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA9A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.3% green and 64.3% blue (188, 169, 164).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#BCA9A4 color codes

HEX	`#BCA9A4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 169, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, 6.01, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 7.87, 40.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.627, 41.748, 40.98)`
Decimal	`12364196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA9A4, 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 #BCA9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #BCA9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca9a4; }
.text { color: #bca9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 169 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca9a4, #bcb5a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA9A4?: #BCA9A4 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 #BCA9A4?: The RGB value is 188, 169, 164: 188 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA9A4?: The complementary color is #A4B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.