What color is #BCC1BA?

#BCC1BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC1BA?

The RGB value is 188, 193, 186: 188 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC1BA?

The complementary color is #BFBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC1BA color

#BCC1BA rgb(188, 193, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC1BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 75.7% green and 72.9% blue (188, 193, 186).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#BCC1BA color codes

HEX	`#BCC1BA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 193, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 75.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, -3.02, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 4.2, 136.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.67, 52.376, 53.99)`
Decimal	`12370362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC1BA, 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 #BCC1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #BCC1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc1ba; }
.text { color: #bcc1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 193 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc1ba, #bac1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCC1BA?: #BCC1BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC1BA?: The RGB value is 188, 193, 186: 188 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC1BA?: The complementary color is #BFBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.