What color is #BCBBBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCBBBA?

The RGB value is 188, 187, 186: 188 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBBA color

#BCBBBA rgb(188, 187, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBBBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (188, 187, 186).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 1% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#BCBBBA color codes

HEX	`#BCBBBA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 1%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 1%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, 0.16, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 0.65, 75.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.371, 49.777, 53.557)`
Decimal	`12368826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBBA, 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 #BCBBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #BCBBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbbba; }
.text { color: #bcbbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbbba, #bcbcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBBBA?: #BCBBBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBBBA?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 186: 188 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBBA?: The complementary color is #BABBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.