#BCB5A9 Color

#BCB5A9 is rgb(188, 181, 169) in RGB and hsl(38, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB5A9

HEX#BCB5A9

RGBrgb(188, 181, 169)

HSLhsl(38, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(38, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.019 81.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCB5A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB5A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB5A9 Complementary#A9B0BC Analogous#BCACA9 Analogous#B9BCA9 Triadic#A9BCB5 Triadic#B5A9BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB5A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5BFB5 #CEC9C0 #D7D3CC #E0DCD7 #E9E6E2 #F2F0EE

Shades

#A79F90 #918673 #786F5E #5B5448 #423D34 #25221D

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