Recognised as Colour
#BCB6AB
- #BCB6AB
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB6AB is a orange with RGB values 188, 182, 171 and HSL 39°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB6AB#BCB6AB
HEX#BCB6AB
RGBrgb(188, 182, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7137, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(38.8, 11.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,531
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB6AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#434954
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABB1BC
Analogous#BCADAB, #B9BCAB
Triadic#ABBCB6, #B6ABBC
Split complementary#ABB9BC, #ADABBC
Tetradic#ABBCAD, #ABB1BC, #BCABBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G182
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue38.82°
Saturation (HSL)11.26%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B6 · B AB
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