What color is #BCB4CB?

#BCB4CB 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 #BCB4CB?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 203: 188 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4CB?

The complementary color is #C3CBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB4CB color

#BCB4CB rgb(188, 180, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB4CB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 79.6% blue (188, 180, 203).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#BCB4CB color codes

HEX	`#BCB4CB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, 7.2, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 12.81, 304.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.838, 47.646, 63.165)`
Decimal	`12367051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB4CB, 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 #BCB4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #BCB4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb4cb; }
.text { color: #bcb4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb4cb, #c8b4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB4CB?: #BCB4CB 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 #BCB4CB?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 203: 188 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB4CB?: The complementary color is #C3CBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.