What color is #BCADAE?

#BCADAE 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 #BCADAE?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 174: 188 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADAE color

#BCADAE rgb(188, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (188, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BCADAE color codes

HEX	`#BCADAE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 5.55, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 5.73, 14.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.322, 43.635, 46.176)`
Decimal	`12365230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADAE, 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 #BCADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BCADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadae; }
.text { color: #bcadae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadae, #bcb3ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCADAE?: #BCADAE 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 #BCADAE?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 174: 188 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADAE?: The complementary color is #ADBCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.