What color is #BCBCC9?

#BCBCC9 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 #BCBCC9?

The RGB value is 188, 188, 201: 188 red, 188 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCC9?

The complementary color is #C9C9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBCC9 color

#BCBCC9 rgb(188, 188, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBCC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 78.8% blue (188, 188, 201).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BCBCC9 color codes

HEX	`#BCBCC9`
RGB	`rgb(188, 188, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 73.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.6, 2.48, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.6, 6.99, 290.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.263, 50.875, 62.471)`
Decimal	`12369097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBCC9, 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 #BCBCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BCBCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbcc9; }
.text { color: #bcbcc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbcc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 188 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbcc9, #c3bcc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBCC9?: #BCBCC9 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 #BCBCC9?: The RGB value is 188, 188, 201: 188 red, 188 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBCC9?: The complementary color is #C9C9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.