What color is #BCB2AA?

#BCB2AA 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 #BCB2AA?

The RGB value is 188, 178, 170: 188 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2AA?

The complementary color is #AAB4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB2AA color

#BCB2AA rgb(188, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB2AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (188, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BCB2AA color codes

HEX	`#BCB2AA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 2.15, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 5.77, 68.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.914, 45.435, 44.479)`
Decimal	`12366506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB2AA, 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 #BCB2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BCB2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb2aa; }
.text { color: #bcb2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb2aa, #bcbbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB2AA?: #BCB2AA 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 #BCB2AA?: The RGB value is 188, 178, 170: 188 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB2AA?: The complementary color is #AAB4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.