What color is #BCBBAB?

#BCBBAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBAB?

The RGB value is 188, 187, 171: 188 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBAB color

#BCBBAB rgb(188, 187, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 67.1% blue (188, 187, 171).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#BCBBAB color codes

HEX	`#BCBBAB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, -2.49, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 8.6, 106.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.859, 49.173, 45.596)`
Decimal	`12368811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBAB, 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 #BCBBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #BCBBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbbab; }
.text { color: #bcbbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 187 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbbab, #b4bcab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCBBAB?: #BCBBAB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBBAB?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 171: 188 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBAB?: The complementary color is #ABACBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.