What color is #BCBBB6?

#BCBBB6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBB6?

The RGB value is 188, 187, 182: 188 red, 187 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBB6?

The complementary color is #B6B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBBB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBB6 color

#BCBBB6 rgb(188, 187, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBBB6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 71.4% blue (188, 187, 182).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BCBBB6 color codes

HEX	`#BCBBB6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -0.56, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 2.71, 101.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.952, 49.61, 51.349)`
Decimal	`12368822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBB6, 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 #BCBBB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BCBBB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbbb6; }
.text { color: #bcbbb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbbb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 187 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbbb6, #babcb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBBB6?: #BCBBB6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBBB6?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 182: 188 red, 187 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBB6?: The complementary color is #B6B7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.