What color is #BCAAA1?

#BCAAA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAAA1?

The RGB value is 188, 170, 161: 188 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAAA1?

The complementary color is #A1B3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAAA1 color

#BCAAA1 rgb(188, 170, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAAA1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (188, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#BCAAA1 color codes

HEX	`#BCAAA1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, 4.97, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 8.58, 54.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.546, 42.015, 39.632)`
Decimal	`12364449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAAA1, 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 #BCAAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #BCAAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaaa1; }
.text { color: #bcaaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaaa1, #bcb8a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCAAA1?: #BCAAA1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAAA1?: The RGB value is 188, 170, 161: 188 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAAA1?: The complementary color is #A1B3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.