What color is #BCBBAD?

#BCBBAD 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 #BCBBAD?

The RGB value is 188, 187, 173: 188 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBAD color

#BCBBAD rgb(188, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (188, 187, 173).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#BCBBAD color codes

HEX	`#BCBBAD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.61, -2.15, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.61, 7.53, 106.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.051, 49.249, 46.607)`
Decimal	`12368813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBAD, 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 #BCBBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #BCBBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbbad; }
.text { color: #bcbbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbbad, #b6bcad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCBBAD?: #BCBBAD 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 #BCBBAD?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 173: 188 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBAD?: The complementary color is #ADAEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.