What color is #BCACAF?

#BCACAF 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 #BCACAF?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 175: 188 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCACAF?

The complementary color is #ACBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCACAF color

#BCACAF rgb(188, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (188, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 71% 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 9.66:1).

#BCACAF color codes

HEX	`#BCACAF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.75, 6.27, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.75, 6.29, 4.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.229, 43.292, 46.628)`
Decimal	`12364975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCACAF, 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 #BCACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #BCACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcacaf; }
.text { color: #bcacaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcacaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcacaf, #bcb1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCACAF?: #BCACAF 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 #BCACAF?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 175: 188 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCACAF?: The complementary color is #ACBCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.