What color is #BCBFCA?

#BCBFCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBFCA?

The RGB value is 188, 191, 202: 188 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFCA?

The complementary color is #CAC7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBFCA color

#BCBFCA rgb(188, 191, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (188, 191, 202).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#BCBFCA color codes

HEX	`#BCBFCA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 191, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 1.07, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 5.97, 280.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.028, 52.217, 63.309)`
Decimal	`12369866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBFCA, 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 #BCBFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #BCBFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbfca; }
.text { color: #bcbfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 191 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbfca, #c0bcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBFCA?: #BCBFCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBFCA?: The RGB value is 188, 191, 202: 188 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBFCA?: The complementary color is #CAC7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.