What color is #BCABB0?

#BCABB0 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 #BCABB0?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 176: 188 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCABB0?

The complementary color is #ABBCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCABB0 color

#BCABB0 rgb(188, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCABB0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (188, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#BCABB0 color codes

HEX	`#BCABB0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 6.99, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 7, 357.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.138, 42.952, 47.084)`
Decimal	`12364720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCABB0, 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 #BCABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #BCABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcabb0; }
.text { color: #bcabb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcabb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcabb0, #bcaeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCABB0?: #BCABB0 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 #BCABB0?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 176: 188 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCABB0?: The complementary color is #ABBCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.