What color is #BCB2B2?

#BCB2B2 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 #BCB2B2?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCB2B2?

The complementary color is #B2BCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB2B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB2B2 color

#BCB2B2 rgb(188, 178, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB2B2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#BCB2B2 color codes

HEX	`#BCB2B2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 178, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, 3.55, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 3.77, 19.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.694, 45.747, 48.586)`
Decimal	`12366514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB2B2, 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 #BCB2B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB2B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #BCB2B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb2b2; }
.text { color: #bcb2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 178 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb2b2, #bcb7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCB2B2?: #BCB2B2 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 #BCB2B2?: The RGB value is 188, 178, 178: 188 red, 178 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB2B2?: The complementary color is #B2BCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB2B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.