What color is #BCC9CA?

#BCC9CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC9CA?

The RGB value is 188, 201, 202: 188 red, 201 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC9CA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCC9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC9CA color

#BCC9CA rgb(188, 201, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCC9CA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 78.8% green and 79.2% blue (188, 201, 202).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#BCC9CA color codes

HEX	`#BCC9CA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 201, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 78.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.03, -4.23, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.03, 4.69, 205.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.284, 56.728, 64.061)`
Decimal	`12372426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC9CA, 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 #BCC9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #BCC9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc9ca; }
.text { color: #bcc9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 201 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc9ca, #bcc2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCC9CA?: #BCC9CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC9CA?: The RGB value is 188, 201, 202: 188 red, 201 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC9CA?: The complementary color is #CABDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.