What color is #BCBBCB?

#BCBBCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBCB?

The RGB value is 188, 187, 203: 188 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBBCB color

#BCBBCB rgb(188, 187, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBBCB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 79.6% blue (188, 187, 203).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#BCBBCB color codes

HEX	`#BCBBCB`
RGB	`rgb(188, 187, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, 3.42, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 8.62, 293.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.287, 50.544, 63.648)`
Decimal	`12368843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBBCB, 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 #BCBBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #BCBBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbbcb; }
.text { color: #bcbbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 187 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbbcb, #c4bbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCBBCB?: #BCBBCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBBCB?: The RGB value is 188, 187, 203: 188 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBBCB?: The complementary color is #CACBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.