What color is #BCADBE?

#BCADBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCADBE?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 190: 188 red, 173 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCADBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADBE color

#BCADBE rgb(188, 173, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCADBE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 74.5% blue (188, 173, 190).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#BCADBE color codes

HEX	`#BCADBE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, 8.48, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 10.81, 321.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.975, 44.297, 54.886)`
Decimal	`12365246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADBE, 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 #BCADBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #BCADBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadbe; }
.text { color: #bcadbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadbe, #beadb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCADBE?: #BCADBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCADBE?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 190: 188 red, 173 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADBE?: The complementary color is #AFBEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.