Colour
#BCBBB7
- #BCBBB7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBBB7 is a grey with RGB values 188, 187, 183 and HSL 48°, 4%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBBB7#BCBBB7
HEX#BCBBB7
RGBrgb(188, 187, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.7176
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(48, 3.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 2.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,823
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#434448
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7B8BC
Analogous#BCB9B7, #BBBCB7
Triadic#B7BCBB, #BBB7BC
Split complementary#B7BBBC, #B9B7BC
Tetradic#B7BCB9, #B7B8BC, #BCB7BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G187
B183
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)3.6%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B B7
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