What color is #BCAEAC?

#BCAEAC 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 #BCAEAC?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 172: 188 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCAEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEAC color

#BCAEAC rgb(188, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (188, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BCAEAC color codes

HEX	`#BCAEAC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, 4.66, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 5.45, 31.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.321, 43.943, 45.221)`
Decimal	`12365484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEAC, 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 #BCAEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaeac; }
.text { color: #bcaeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaeac, #bcb6ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCAEAC?: #BCAEAC 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 #BCAEAC?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 172: 188 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEAC?: The complementary color is #ACBABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.