What color is #BCCACE?

#BCCACE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCCACE?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 206: 188 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCACE?

The complementary color is #CEC0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCACE color

#BCCACE rgb(188, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (188, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#BCCACE color codes

HEX	`#BCCACE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.4, -3.97, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.4, 5.38, 222.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.998, 57.388, 66.665)`
Decimal	`12372686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCACE, 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 #BCCACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #BCCACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccace; }
.text { color: #bccace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccace, #bcc1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCCACE?: #BCCACE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCACE?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 206: 188 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCACE?: The complementary color is #CEC0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.