What color is #BCAAB4?

#BCAAB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAAB4?

The RGB value is 188, 170, 180: 188 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAAB4?

The complementary color is #AABCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAAB4 color

#BCAAB4 rgb(188, 170, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAAB4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (188, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% 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 9.55:1).

#BCAAB4 color codes

HEX	`#BCAAB4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, 8.26, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 8.71, 341.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.351, 42.737, 49.136)`
Decimal	`12364468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAAB4, 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 #BCAAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #BCAAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaab4; }
.text { color: #bcaab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaab4, #bcaaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAAB4?: #BCAAB4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAAB4?: The RGB value is 188, 170, 180: 188 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAAB4?: The complementary color is #AABCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.