What color is #BCACA3?

#BCACA3 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 #BCACA3?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 163: 188 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCACA3?

The complementary color is #A3B3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCACA3?

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.

#BCACA3 color

#BCACA3 rgb(188, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCACA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (188, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BCACA3 color codes

HEX	`#BCACA3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.45, 4.22, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.45, 7.92, 57.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.102, 42.842, 40.695)`
Decimal	`12364963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCACA3, 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 #BCACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCACA3 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 #BCACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaca3; }
.text { color: #bcaca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaca3, #bcb9a3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BCACA3?: #BCACA3 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 #BCACA3?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 163: 188 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCACA3?: The complementary color is #A3B3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCACA3?: 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.