What color is #BCBCAD?

#BCBCAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBCAD?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCBCAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBCAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCAD color

#BCBCAD rgb(188, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#BCBCAD color codes

HEX	`#BCBCAD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, -2.68, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 8.05, 109.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.264, 49.675, 46.678)`
Decimal	`12369069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCAD, 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 #BCBCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #BCBCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbcad; }
.text { color: #bcbcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbcad, #b4bcad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCBCAD?: #BCBCAD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBCAD?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 173: 188 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCAD?: The complementary color is #ADADBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.