Palettes / Colors / #BCAEB2

#BCAEB2 — Silver Grey

#BCAEB2 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#BCAEB2 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. 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 #AEBCB8; it also sits naturally between #BCAEB9 and #BCB1AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 5% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAEB2

.text { color: #BCAEB2; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCAEB2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEBCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAEB2: #000000.

How #BCAEB2 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCAEB2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCAEB1  ·  #BCAEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAEB2?

#BCAEB2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 174, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEB2?

#BCAEB2 is RGB 188, 174, 178 — HSL 343°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 5%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCAEB2?

Its complement is #AEBCB8; analogous partners are #BCAEB9 and #BCB1AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAEB2 for text?

Black text on #BCAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.