What color is #BCB4B3?

#BCB4B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB4B3?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 179: 188 red, 180 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4B3?

The complementary color is #B3BBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB4B3 color

#BCB4B3 rgb(188, 180, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB4B3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 70.2% blue (188, 180, 179).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCB4B3 color codes

HEX	`#BCB4B3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, 2.65, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 3.05, 29.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.196, 46.589, 49.251)`
Decimal	`12367027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB4B3, 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 #BCB4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #BCB4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb4b3; }
.text { color: #bcb4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb4b3, #bcb9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCB4B3?: #BCB4B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB4B3?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 179: 188 red, 180 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB4B3?: The complementary color is #B3BBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.