What color is #BCAEC2?

#BCAEC2 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 #BCAEC2?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 194: 188 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEC2?

The complementary color is #B4C2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEC2 color

#BCAEC2 rgb(188, 174, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCAEC2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 76.1% blue (188, 174, 194).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#BCAEC2 color codes

HEX	`#BCAEC2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 8.7, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 12.06, 316.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.611, 44.859, 57.284)`
Decimal	`12365506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEC2, 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 #BCAEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #BCAEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaec2; }
.text { color: #bcaec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaec2, #c2aebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCAEC2?: #BCAEC2 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 #BCAEC2?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 194: 188 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEC2?: The complementary color is #B4C2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.