What color is #BCADB6?

#BCADB6 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 #BCADB6?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 182: 188 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADB6?

The complementary color is #ADBCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCADB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADB6 color

#BCADB6 rgb(188, 173, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCADB6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 71.4% blue (188, 173, 182).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#BCADB6 color codes

HEX	`#BCADB6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, 6.99, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 7.47, 339.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.125, 43.956, 50.407)`
Decimal	`12365238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADB6, 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 #BCADB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #BCADB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadb6; }
.text { color: #bcadb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadb6, #bcadae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCADB6?: #BCADB6 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 #BCADB6?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 182: 188 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADB6?: The complementary color is #ADBCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.