What color is #BCB2C6?

#BCB2C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB2C6?

The RGB value is 188, 178, 198: 188 red, 178 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2C6?

The complementary color is #BCC6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB2C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB2C6 color

#BCB2C6 rgb(188, 178, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB2C6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.8% green and 77.6% blue (188, 178, 198).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#BCB2C6 color codes

HEX	`#BCB2C6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 178, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.94, 7.3, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.94, 11.47, 309.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.851, 46.609, 59.943)`
Decimal	`12366534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB2C6, 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 #BCB2C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB2C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #BCB2C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb2c6; }
.text { color: #bcb2c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 178 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb2c6, #c6b2c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB2C6?: #BCB2C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB2C6?: The RGB value is 188, 178, 198: 188 red, 178 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB2C6?: The complementary color is #BCC6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB2C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.