What color is #BCB2B1?

#BCB2B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB2B1?

The RGB value is 188, 178, 177: 188 red, 178 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2B1?

The complementary color is #B1BBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB2B1 color

#BCB2B1 rgb(188, 178, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB2B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.8% green and 69.4% blue (188, 178, 177).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#BCB2B1 color codes

HEX	`#BCB2B1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 178, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, 3.37, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 3.81, 27.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.594, 45.707, 48.06)`
Decimal	`12366513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB2B1, 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 #BCB2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #BCB2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb2b1; }
.text { color: #bcb2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 178 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb2b1, #bcb7b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCB2B1?: #BCB2B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB2B1?: The RGB value is 188, 178, 177: 188 red, 178 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB2B1?: The complementary color is #B1BBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.