BCAABE

#BCAABE closest to Monet Magic

#BCAABE is a light gray; the closest named color is Monet Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(188, 170, 190)). Its HSL value is 294° hue, 13% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BCAABE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.63:1.

#BCAABE color conversion

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Variations of #BCAABE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BCAABE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCAABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCAABE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACB0BD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9AEBF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEADBE
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACB0BD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1AEBE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDACB0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDABB8
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AEB3

#BCAABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#BCAABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.63:1 Very good#BCAABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAABE in CSS

/* Monet Magic */
.color { color: #BCAABE; }
.background { background-color: #BCAABE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCAABE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 170 190);
color: hsl(294 13% 71%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.035 322.8);

#BCAABE FAQ

What color is #BCAABE?

#BCAABE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCAABE?

#BCAABE is rgb(188, 170, 190) in RGB, hsl(294, 13%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAABE?

The complementary color of #BCAABE is #ACBEAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAABE: 9.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAABE a warm or cool color?

#BCAABE is a neutral color.