What color is #BCC3C8?

#BCC3C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC3C8?

The RGB value is 188, 195, 200: 188 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC3C8?

The complementary color is #C8C1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC3C8 color

#BCC3C8 rgb(188, 195, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC3C8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 76.5% green and 78.4% blue (188, 195, 200).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#BCC3C8 color codes

HEX	`#BCC3C8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 195, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 76.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, -1.45, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 3.64, 246.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.677, 53.891, 62.365)`
Decimal	`12370888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC3C8, 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 #BCC3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #BCC3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc3c8; }
.text { color: #bcc3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 195 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc3c8, #bcbdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCC3C8?: #BCC3C8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC3C8?: The RGB value is 188, 195, 200: 188 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC3C8?: The complementary color is #C8C1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.