What color is #BCABBE?

#BCABBE 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 #BCABBE?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 190: 188 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCABBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCABBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCABBE color

#BCABBE rgb(188, 171, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 74.5% blue (188, 171, 190).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#BCABBE color codes

HEX	`#BCABBE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 9.57, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 12.14, 322.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.595, 43.535, 54.759)`
Decimal	`12364734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCABBE, 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 #BCABBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCABBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #BCABBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcabbe; }
.text { color: #bcabbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcabbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcabbe, #beabb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCABBE?: #BCABBE 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 #BCABBE?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 190: 188 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCABBE?: The complementary color is #ADBEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCABBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.