What color is #BCADBF?

#BCADBF 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 #BCADBF?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 191: 188 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADBF?

The complementary color is #B0BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCADBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADBF color

#BCADBF rgb(188, 173, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 74.9% blue (188, 173, 191).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#BCADBF color codes

HEX	`#BCADBF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, 8.67, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 11.28, 320.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.085, 44.34, 55.464)`
Decimal	`12365247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADBF, 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 #BCADBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #BCADBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadbf; }
.text { color: #bcadbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadbf, #bfadb9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCADBF?: #BCADBF 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 #BCADBF?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 191: 188 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADBF?: The complementary color is #B0BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.