Colour
#BCB8BC
- #BCB8BC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCB8BC is a grey with RGB values 188, 184, 188 and HSL 300°, 3%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCB8BC#BCB8BC
HEX#BCB8BC
RGBrgb(188, 184, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7216, 0.7373
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(300, 2.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,060
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB8BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434743
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BCB8
Analogous#BAB8BC, #BCB8BA
Triadic#BCBCB8, #B8BCBC
Split complementary#BABCB8, #B8BCBA
Tetradic#BCBAB8, #B8BCB8, #B8BABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G184
B188
Red188 (73.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)2.9%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BC · G B8 · B BC
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