What color is #BCAEBD?

#BCAEBD 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 #BCAEBD?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 189: 188 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCAEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEBD color

#BCAEBD rgb(188, 174, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (188, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#BCAEBD color codes

HEX	`#BCAEBD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, 7.74, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 9.69, 323.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.059, 44.638, 54.376)`
Decimal	`12365501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEBD, 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 #BCAEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #BCAEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaebd; }
.text { color: #bcaebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaebd, #bdaeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAEBD?: #BCAEBD 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 #BCAEBD?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 189: 188 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEBD?: The complementary color is #AFBDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.