Colour
#BCBAB5
- #BCBAB5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBAB5 is a grey with RGB values 188, 186, 181 and HSL 43°, 5%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBAB5#BCBAB5
HEX#BCBAB5
RGBrgb(188, 186, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.7098
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(42.9, 5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 3.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,565
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBAB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#43454A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5B7BC
Analogous#BCB7B5, #BBBCB5
Triadic#B5BCBA, #BAB5BC
Split complementary#B5BBBC, #B7B5BC
Tetradic#B5BCB7, #B5B7BC, #BCB5BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G186
B181
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B B5
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