Colour
#BCB0AB
- #BCB0AB
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB0AB is a orange with RGB values 188, 176, 171 and HSL 18°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB0AB#BCB0AB
HEX#BCB0AB
RGBrgb(188, 176, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6902, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 69%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(17.6, 11.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,995
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB0AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#434F54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABB7BC
Analogous#BCABAE, #BCB8AB
Triadic#ABBCB0, #B0ABBC
Split complementary#ABBCB8, #ABAEBC
Tetradic#AEBCAB, #ABB7BC, #B9ABBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G176
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue17.65°
Saturation (HSL)11.26%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B0 · B AB
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