What color is #BCAEB0?

#BCAEB0 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 #BCAEB0?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 176: 188 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEB0?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCAEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEB0 color

#BCAEB0 rgb(188, 174, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAEB0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 69% blue (188, 174, 176).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BCAEB0 color codes

HEX	`#BCAEB0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, 5.36, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 5.42, 8.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.711, 44.099, 47.275)`
Decimal	`12365488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEB0, 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 #BCAEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #BCAEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaeb0; }
.text { color: #bcaeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaeb0, #bcb3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCAEB0?: #BCAEB0 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 #BCAEB0?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 176: 188 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEB0?: The complementary color is #AEBCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.