What color is #BCBECF?

#BCBECF 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 #BCBECF?

The RGB value is 188, 190, 207: 188 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCBECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBECF color

#BCBECF rgb(188, 190, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 81.2% blue (188, 190, 207).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#BCBECF color codes

HEX	`#BCBECF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 190, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, 2.6, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 9.13, 286.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.413, 52.023, 66.405)`
Decimal	`12369615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBECF, 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 #BCBECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #BCBECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbecf; }
.text { color: #bcbecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 190 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbecf, #c4bccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BCBECF?: #BCBECF 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 #BCBECF?: The RGB value is 188, 190, 207: 188 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBECF?: The complementary color is #CFCDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.