Colour
#BCBBBD
- #BCBBBD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBBBD is a grey with RGB values 188, 187, 189 and HSL 270°, 1%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBBBD#BCBBBD
HEX#BCBBBD
RGBrgb(188, 187, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(270, 1.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 1.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,829
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#434442
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBDBB
Analogous#BBBBBD, #BDBBBD
Triadic#BDBCBB, #BBBDBC
Split complementary#BDBDBB, #BBBDBB
Tetradic#BDBBBB, #BCBDBB, #BBBDBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G187
B189
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)1.49%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B BD
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