What color is #BCBCB4?

#BCBCB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBCB4?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 180: 188 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCB4?

The complementary color is #B4B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCB4 color

#BCBCB4 rgb(188, 188, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBCB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (188, 188, 180).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#BCBCB4 color codes

HEX	`#BCBCB4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.04, -1.45, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.04, 4.3, 109.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.959, 49.953, 50.339)`
Decimal	`12369076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCB4, 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 #BCBCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #BCBCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbcb4; }
.text { color: #bcbcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbcb4, #b8bcb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBCB4?: #BCBCB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBCB4?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 180: 188 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCB4?: The complementary color is #B4B4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.