Recognised as Colour
#BCB7A9
- #BCB7A9
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB7A9 is a orange with RGB values 188, 183, 169 and HSL 44°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB7A9#BCB7A9
HEX#BCB7A9
RGBrgb(188, 183, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7176, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(44.2, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,785
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB7A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#434856
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9AEBC
Analogous#BCADA9, #B7BCA9
Triadic#A9BCB7, #B7A9BC
Split complementary#A9B7BC, #ADA9BC
Tetradic#A9BCAD, #A9AEBC, #BCA9B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G183
B169
Red188 (73.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue44.21°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B7 · B A9
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