What color is #BCB9C4?

#BCB9C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB9C4?

The RGB value is 188, 185, 196: 188 red, 185 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB9C4?

The complementary color is #C1C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB9C4 color

#BCB9C4 rgb(188, 185, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB9C4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.5% green and 76.9% blue (188, 185, 196).

Its hue angle is 256°, 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 Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BCB9C4 color codes

HEX	`#BCB9C4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 185, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, 3.12, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 6.04, 301.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.05, 49.375, 59.213)`
Decimal	`12368324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB9C4, 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 #BCB9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BCB9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb9c4; }
.text { color: #bcb9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 185 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb9c4, #c2b9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCB9C4?: #BCB9C4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB9C4?: The RGB value is 188, 185, 196: 188 red, 185 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB9C4?: The complementary color is #C1C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.