What color is #BCBBBC?

#BCBBBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCBBBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBBC color

#BCBBBC rgb(188, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBBBC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#BCBBBC color codes

HEX	`#BCBBBC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, 0.53, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 0.66, 324.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.585, 49.863, 54.685)`
Decimal	`12368828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBBC, 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 #BCBBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BCBBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBBBC?: #BCBBBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBBBC?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 188: 188 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBBC?: The complementary color is #BBBCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.