What color is #BCACB2?

#BCACB2 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 #BCACB2?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 178: 188 red, 172 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCACB2?

The complementary color is #ACBCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCACB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCACB2 color

#BCACB2 rgb(188, 172, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCACB2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 69.8% blue (188, 172, 178).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#BCACB2 color codes

HEX	`#BCACB2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 6.81, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 6.88, 351.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.527, 43.411, 48.197)`
Decimal	`12364978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCACB2, 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 #BCACB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCACB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #BCACB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcacb2; }
.text { color: #bcacb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcacb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcacb2, #bcaeac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCACB2?: #BCACB2 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 #BCACB2?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 178: 188 red, 172 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCACB2?: The complementary color is #ACBCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCACB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.