What color is #BCB5AC?

#BCB5AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB5AC?

The RGB value is 188, 181, 172: 188 red, 181 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB5AC?

The complementary color is #ACB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB5AC color

#BCB5AC rgb(188, 181, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB5AC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71% green and 67.5% blue (188, 181, 172).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Writer (#BCB7AD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#BCB5AC color codes

HEX	`#BCB5AC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 181, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, 0.88, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 5.53, 80.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.708, 46.718, 45.684)`
Decimal	`12367276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB5AC, 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 #BCB5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #BCB5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb5ac; }
.text { color: #bcb5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 181 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb5ac, #bbbcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCB5AC?: #BCB5AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB5AC?: The RGB value is 188, 181, 172: 188 red, 181 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB5AC?: The complementary color is #ACB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.