What color is #BCBEB8?

#BCBEB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBEB8?

The RGB value is 188, 190, 184: 188 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEB8?

The complementary color is #BAB8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBEB8 color

#BCBEB8 rgb(188, 190, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBEB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 72.2% blue (188, 190, 184).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#BCBEB8 color codes

HEX	`#BCBEB8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 190, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, -1.8, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 3.31, 122.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.803, 50.979, 52.66)`
Decimal	`12369592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBEB8, 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 #BCBEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #BCBEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbeb8; }
.text { color: #bcbeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 190 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbeb8, #b9beb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBEB8?: #BCBEB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBEB8?: The RGB value is 188, 190, 184: 188 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBEB8?: The complementary color is #BAB8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.