What color is #BCB6BA?

#BCB6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB6BA?

The RGB value is 188, 182, 186: 188 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB6BA?

The complementary color is #B6BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB6BA color

#BCB6BA rgb(188, 182, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB6BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (188, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#BCB6BA color codes

HEX	`#BCB6BA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, 2.85, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 3.12, 335.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.329, 47.693, 53.21)`
Decimal	`12367546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB6BA, 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 #BCB6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #BCB6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb6ba; }
.text { color: #bcb6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb6ba, #bcb6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCB6BA?: #BCB6BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB6BA?: The RGB value is 188, 182, 186: 188 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB6BA?: The complementary color is #B6BCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.