What color is #BCACB3?

#BCACB3 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 #BCACB3?

The RGB value is 188, 172, 179: 188 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCACB3?

The complementary color is #ACBCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCACB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCACB3 color

#BCACB3 rgb(188, 172, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCACB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.5% green and 70.2% blue (188, 172, 179).

Its hue angle is 334°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#BCACB3 color codes

HEX	`#BCACB3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 172, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, 6.99, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 7.14, 347.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.627, 43.452, 48.728)`
Decimal	`12364979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCACB3, 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 #BCACB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCACB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #BCACB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcacb3; }
.text { color: #bcacb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcacb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 172 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcacb3, #bcadac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCACB3?: #BCACB3 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 #BCACB3?: The RGB value is 188, 172, 179: 188 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCACB3?: The complementary color is #ACBCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCACB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.