Recognised as Colour
#BCB7AE
- #BCB7AE
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB7AE is a orange with RGB values 188, 183, 174 and HSL 39°, 9%, 71%. 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
#BCB7AE#BCB7AE
HEX#BCB7AE
RGBrgb(188, 183, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7176, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(38.6, 9.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.6, 7.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,790
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB7AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#434851
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 text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB3BC
Analogous#BCB0AE, #BABCAE
Triadic#AEBCB7, #B7AEBC
Split complementary#AEBABC, #B0AEBC
Tetradic#AEBCB0, #AEB3BC, #BCAEBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G183
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue38.57°
Saturation (HSL)9.46%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B7 · B AE
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