Colour
#BCB2AE
- #BCB2AE
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB2AE is a orange with RGB values 188, 178, 174 and HSL 17°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB2AE#BCB2AE
HEX#BCB2AE
RGBrgb(188, 178, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.698, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(17.1, 9.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 7.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,510
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB2AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#434D51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB8BC
Analogous#BCAEB1, #BCB9AE
Triadic#AEBCB2, #B2AEBC
Split complementary#AEBCB9, #AEB1BC
Tetradic#B1BCAE, #AEB8BC, #B9AEBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G178
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.46%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B2 · B AE
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