What color is #BCCACF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCCACF?

The RGB value is 188, 202, 207: 188 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCCACF?

The complementary color is #CFC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCCACF color

#BCCACF rgb(188, 202, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.2% green and 81.2% blue (188, 202, 207).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 17% 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 12.49:1).

#BCCACF color codes

HEX	`#BCCACF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 202, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, -3.77, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 5.59, 227.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.12, 57.437, 67.307)`
Decimal	`12372687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCCACF, 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 #BCCACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #BCCACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccacf; }
.text { color: #bccacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 202 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccacf, #bcc0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCCACF?: #BCCACF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCCACF?: The RGB value is 188, 202, 207: 188 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCCACF?: The complementary color is #CFC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.