What color is #BCA9BA?

#BCA9BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA9BA?

The RGB value is 188, 169, 186: 188 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA9BA?

The complementary color is #A9BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA9BA color

#BCA9BA rgb(188, 169, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA9BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.3% green and 72.9% blue (188, 169, 186).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#BCA9BA color codes

HEX	`#BCA9BA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 169, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.29, 9.91, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.29, 11.69, 328.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.789, 42.613, 52.363)`
Decimal	`12364218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA9BA, 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 #BCA9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #BCA9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca9ba; }
.text { color: #bca9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 169 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca9ba, #bca9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA9BA?: #BCA9BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA9BA?: The RGB value is 188, 169, 186: 188 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA9BA?: The complementary color is #A9BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.