What color is #BCBAAC?

#BCBAAC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBAAC?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 172: 188 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBAAC color

#BCBAAC rgb(188, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBAAC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 67.5% blue (188, 186, 172).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BCBAAC color codes

HEX	`#BCBAAC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -1.79, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 7.56, 103.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.743, 48.788, 46.029)`
Decimal	`12368556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBAAC, 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 #BCBAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BCBAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbaac; }
.text { color: #bcbaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbaac, #b6bcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCBAAC?: #BCBAAC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBAAC?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 172: 188 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBAAC?: The complementary color is #ACAEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.