What color is #BCB2A7?

#BCB2A7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB2A7?

The RGB value is 188, 178, 167: 188 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2A7?

The complementary color is #A7B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB2A7 color

#BCB2A7 rgb(188, 178, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB2A7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.8% green and 65.5% blue (188, 178, 167).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moonbeam (#C2B8AE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#BCB2A7 color codes

HEX	`#BCB2A7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 178, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.1, 1.65, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.1, 7.08, 76.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.634, 45.323, 43.001)`
Decimal	`12366503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB2A7, 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 #BCB2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #BCB2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb2a7; }
.text { color: #bcb2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 178 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb2a7, #bcbca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB2A7?: #BCB2A7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB2A7?: The RGB value is 188, 178, 167: 188 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB2A7?: The complementary color is #A7B1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.