What color is #BCAFAB?

#BCAFAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAFAB?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 171: 188 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFAB?

The complementary color is #ABB8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAFAB color

#BCAFAB rgb(188, 175, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (188, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#BCAFAB color codes

HEX	`#BCAFAB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, 3.94, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 5.42, 43.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.419, 44.292, 44.782)`
Decimal	`12365739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAFAB, 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 #BCAFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #BCAFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcafab; }
.text { color: #bcafab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcafab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcafab, #bcb7ab); }

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Questions

What color is #BCAFAB?: #BCAFAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAFAB?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 171: 188 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAFAB?: The complementary color is #ABB8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.