What color is #BCB8C4?

#BCB8C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB8C4?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 196: 188 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB8C4?

The complementary color is #C0C4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB8C4 color

#BCB8C4 rgb(188, 184, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB8C4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 76.9% blue (188, 184, 196).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#BCB8C4 color codes

HEX	`#BCB8C4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 3.66, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 6.65, 303.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.842, 48.958, 59.143)`
Decimal	`12368068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB8C4, 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 #BCB8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #BCB8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb8c4; }
.text { color: #bcb8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb8c4, #c2b8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCB8C4?: #BCB8C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB8C4?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 196: 188 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB8C4?: The complementary color is #C0C4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.