What color is #BCB0BC?

#BCB0BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB0BC?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCB0BC?

The complementary color is #B0BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB0BC color

#BCB0BC rgb(188, 176, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB0BC is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#BCB0BC color codes

HEX	`#BCB0BC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 176, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 6.47, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 7.91, 324.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.34, 45.373, 53.937)`
Decimal	`12366012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB0BC, 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 #BCB0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #BCB0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb0bc; }
.text { color: #bcb0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 176 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb0bc, #bcb0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB0BC?: #BCB0BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB0BC?: The RGB value is 188, 176, 188: 188 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB0BC?: The complementary color is #B0BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.