What color is #BCABAE?

#BCABAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCABAE?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 174: 188 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCABAE?

The complementary color is #ABBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCABAE color

#BCABAE rgb(188, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (188, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#BCABAE color codes

HEX	`#BCABAE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, 6.64, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 6.67, 5.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.941, 42.874, 46.05)`
Decimal	`12364718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCABAE, 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 #BCABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #BCABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcabae; }
.text { color: #bcabae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcabae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcabae, #bcb0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCABAE?: #BCABAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCABAE?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 174: 188 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCABAE?: The complementary color is #ABBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.