What color is #BCC3C5?

#BCC3C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC3C5?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 197: 188 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC3C5?

The complementary color is #C5BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC3C5 color

#BCC3C5 rgb(188, 195, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC3C5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 77.3% blue (188, 195, 197).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#BCC3C5 color codes

HEX	`#BCC3C5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, -2.03, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 2.74, 222.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.33, 53.752, 60.536)`
Decimal	`12370885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC3C5, 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 #BCC3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #BCC3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3c5; }
.text { color: #bcc3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3c5, #bcbfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC3C5?: #BCC3C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC3C5?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 197: 188 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC3C5?: The complementary color is #C5BEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.