What color is #BCBAD0?

#BCBAD0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBAD0?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 208: 188 red, 186 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAD0?

The complementary color is #CED0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBAD0 color

#BCBAD0 rgb(188, 186, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBAD0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 81.6% blue (188, 186, 208).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BCBAD0 color codes

HEX	`#BCBAD0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, 4.96, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 11.88, 294.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.681, 50.363, 66.766)`
Decimal	`12368592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBAD0, 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 #BCBAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BCBAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbad0; }
.text { color: #bcbad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbad0, #c7bad0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCBAD0?: #BCBAD0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBAD0?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 208: 188 red, 186 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBAD0?: The complementary color is #CED0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.