What color is #BCC1BF?

#BCC1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC1BF?

The RGB value is 188, 193, 191: 188 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC1BF?

The complementary color is #C1BCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC1BF color

#BCC1BF rgb(188, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC1BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (188, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#BCC1BF color codes

HEX	`#BCC1BF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, -2.1, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 2.14, 169.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.211, 52.593, 56.839)`
Decimal	`12370367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC1BF, 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 #BCC1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BCC1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc1bf; }
.text { color: #bcc1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc1bf, #bcc1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC1BF?: #BCC1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC1BF?: The RGB value is 188, 193, 191: 188 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC1BF?: The complementary color is #C1BCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.