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#BCA2BB — Light Dusty Pink

#BCA2BB is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BCA2BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BCA2BB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A3BDA4; it also sits naturally between #B1A3BD and #BDA3AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCA2BB · RGB 188, 162, 187

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Color values

HEX#BCA2BB
RGB188, 162, 187
HSL302°, 16%, 69%
HSV302°, 14%, 74%
CMYK0%, 14%, 1%, 26%
XYZ42.63, 40.12, 52.51
Yxy40.12, 0.3152, 0.2966
CIE-Lab69.55, 13.96, -9.33
Hunter Lab63.34, 12.87, -8.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 64% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BCA2BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCA2BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCA2BB

.text { color: #BCA2BB; }
.background { background-color: #BCA2BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA2BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 162, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 16%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA2BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 162, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA2BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 162, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA2BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA2BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA2BB

#B092AF#A17DA0#946B93#7F5C7E#6D4F6C#594058#473346#322432#211820#0C090C

Tints of #BCA2BB

#C3ACC2#C7B2C7#CEBBCD#D4C4D4#DBCDDA#DFD3DE#E5DCE5#ECE4EB#F0EAF0#F6F3F6

Tones of #BCA2BB

#BBA5BA#B9A7B8#B7A9B7#B5AAB5#B4ACB4#B2AEB1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3BDA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.33:1 Fails
Against black text9.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCA2BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA2BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCA2BB: ·

How #BCA2BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B1B1B5Deuteranopia · #B2B4B4Tritanopia · #BBB0AF

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCA2BB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Palette Fed9ed
#FED9ED · #E7BCDE · #BB9CC0 · #67729D
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Golden Ruby Bloom
#755A9D · #C09FB3 · #C8A087 · #ABBC91
Burning Ruby Zephyr
#9ACAAD · #A5B3C4 · #BBA3C5 · #7C4B52
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C1A1BE#BB9CC0#BA99BD#C09FB3#BBA3C5#C6A6BA#B19EBE#C5AAB9#BB9AB1#B5A5C6#C49CB2#C599B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCA2BA  ·  #BCA2BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA2BB?

#BCA2BB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 162, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA2BB?

#BCA2BB is RGB 188, 162, 187 — HSL 302°, 16%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA2BB?

Its complement is #A3BDA4; analogous partners are #B1A3BD and #BDA3AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA2BB for text?

Black text on #BCA2BB has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.