#BCA8AC#BCA8AC
#BCA8AC is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.024 H 4.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA8AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 13%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 11%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 8.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.65, 7.93, 0.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.65, 7.95, 4.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% 0.0238 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.024 4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1874, 41.6760, 44.8436) |
| Luminance | 0.4168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.25
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.04
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.45
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.89
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 10.26
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA8AC #A8BCB8
analogous
#BCA8B6 #BCA8AC #BCAEA8
triadic
#BCA8AC #ACBCA8 #A8ACBC
tetradic
#BCA8AC #B6BCA8 #A8BCB8 #AEA8BC
square
#BCA8AC #B6BCA8 #A8BCB8 #AEA8BC
split-complementary
#BCA8AC #A8BCAE #A8B6BC
monochromatic
#84666C #A1858B #BCA8AC #D7CBCD #F1EDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BCA8AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#BCA8AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA8AC
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA8AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA8AC | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAABAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAEAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0A7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca8ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.024 4.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c1c4',
500: '#bca8ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca8ac; $custom-light: #d0c1c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca8ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348,
"s": 12.987,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74996,
"c": 0.02383,
"h": 4
},
"luminance": 0.41675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA8AC
secondary
#DDE3E2
accent
#97894E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F7F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#141212
muted
#828181