What color is #BCBAC6?

#BCBAC6 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 #BCBAC6?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 198: 188 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAC6?

The complementary color is #C4C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBAC6 color

#BCBAC6 rgb(188, 186, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBAC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 77.6% blue (188, 186, 198).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#BCBAC6 color codes

HEX	`#BCBAC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 2.97, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 6.51, 297.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.489, 49.886, 60.49)`
Decimal	`12368582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBAC6, 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 #BCBAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #BCBAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbac6; }
.text { color: #bcbac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbac6, #c2bac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBAC6?: #BCBAC6 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 #BCBAC6?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 198: 188 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBAC6?: The complementary color is #C4C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.