What color is #BCB3AF?

#BCB3AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB3AF?

The RGB value is 188, 179, 175: 188 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB3AF?

The complementary color is #AFB8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB3AF color

#BCB3AF rgb(188, 179, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB3AF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.2% green and 68.6% blue (188, 179, 175).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#BCB3AF color codes

HEX	`#BCB3AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 179, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.56, 2.48, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.56, 4.03, 52.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.596, 46.027, 47.084)`
Decimal	`12366767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB3AF, 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 #BCB3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #BCB3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb3af; }
.text { color: #bcb3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 179 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb3af, #bcb9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BCB3AF?: #BCB3AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB3AF?: The RGB value is 188, 179, 175: 188 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB3AF?: The complementary color is #AFB8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.