What color is #BCB9C0?

#BCB9C0 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 #BCB9C0?

The RGB value is 188, 185, 192: 188 red, 185 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB9C0?

The complementary color is #BDC0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB9C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB9C0 color

#BCB9C0 rgb(188, 185, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB9C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.5% green and 75.3% blue (188, 185, 192).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#BCB9C0 color codes

HEX	`#BCB9C0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 185, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.57, 2.36, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.57, 3.94, 306.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.601, 49.195, 56.847)`
Decimal	`12368320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB9C0, 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 #BCB9C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB9C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #BCB9C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb9c0; }
.text { color: #bcb9c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb9c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 185 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb9c0, #c0b9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCB9C0?: #BCB9C0 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 #BCB9C0?: The RGB value is 188, 185, 192: 188 red, 185 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB9C0?: The complementary color is #BDC0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB9C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.