What color is #BCB0AF?

#BCB0AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB0AF?

The RGB value is 188, 176, 175: 188 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB0AF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCB0AF?

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.

#BCB0AF color

#BCB0AF rgb(188, 176, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB0AF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69% green and 68.6% blue (188, 176, 175).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BCB0AF color codes

HEX	`#BCB0AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 176, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 4.1, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 4.58, 26.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.001, 44.838, 46.886)`
Decimal	`12365999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB0AF, 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 #BCB0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB0AF 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 #BCB0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb0af; }
.text { color: #bcb0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 176 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb0af, #bcb6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCB0AF?: #BCB0AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB0AF?: The RGB value is 188, 176, 175: 188 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB0AF?: The complementary color is #AFBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB0AF?: 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.