What color is #BCB1AA?

#BCB1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB1AA?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 170: 188 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB1AA?

The complementary color is #AAB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB1AA color

#BCB1AA rgb(188, 177, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB1AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 66.7% blue (188, 177, 170).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#BCB1AA color codes

HEX	`#BCB1AA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, 2.69, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 5.66, 61.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.716, 45.038, 44.413)`
Decimal	`12366250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB1AA, 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 #BCB1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #BCB1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb1aa; }
.text { color: #bcb1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb1aa, #bcbaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB1AA?: #BCB1AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB1AA?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 170: 188 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB1AA?: The complementary color is #AAB5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.