Colour
#BCBCBF
- #BCBCBF
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBCBF is a grey with RGB values 188, 188, 191 and HSL 240°, 2%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBCBF#BCBCBF
HEX#BCBCBF
RGBrgb(188, 188, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.749
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(240, 2.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,087
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBCBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#434340
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBFBC
Analogous#BCBEBF, #BEBCBF
Triadic#BFBCBC, #BCBFBC
Split complementary#BFBEBC, #BEBFBC
Tetradic#BFBCBE, #BFBFBC, #BCBFBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B191
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)2.29%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B BF
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