What color is #BCADB1?

#BCADB1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCADB1?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 177: 188 red, 173 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADB1?

The complementary color is #ADBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCADB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADB1 color

#BCADB1 rgb(188, 173, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCADB1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 69.4% blue (188, 173, 177).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BCADB1 color codes

HEX	`#BCADB1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 6.08, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 6.08, 359.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.618, 43.753, 47.734)`
Decimal	`12365233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADB1, 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 #BCADB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BCADB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadb1; }
.text { color: #bcadb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadb1, #bcb1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCADB1?: #BCADB1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCADB1?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 177: 188 red, 173 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADB1?: The complementary color is #ADBCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.