Colour
#BCBEBE
- #BCBEBE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBEBE is a grey with RGB values 188, 190, 190 and HSL 180°, 2%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBEBE#BCBEBE
HEX#BCBEBE
RGBrgb(188, 190, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 0.7451
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(180, 1.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 1.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,598
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBEBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434141
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBCBC
Analogous#BCBEBD, #BCBDBE
Triadic#BEBCBE, #BEBEBC
Split complementary#BEBCBD, #BEBDBC
Tetradic#BDBCBE, #BEBCBC, #BDBEBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G190
B190
Red188 (73.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)1.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B BE
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