What color is #BCBCBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCBCBF?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 191: 188 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCBF color

#BCBCBF rgb(188, 188, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBCBF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (188, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#BCBCBF color codes

HEX	`#BCBCBF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, 0.56, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 1.61, 290.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.125, 50.419, 56.477)`
Decimal	`12369087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCBF, 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 #BCBCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #BCBCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbcbf; }
.text { color: #bcbcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbcbf, #bebcbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCBCBF?: #BCBCBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBCBF?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 191: 188 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCBF?: The complementary color is #BFBFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.