Colour
#BCBEC4
- #BCBEC4
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBEC4 is a grey with RGB values 188, 190, 196 and HSL 225°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBEC4#BCBEC4
HEX#BCBEC4
RGBrgb(188, 190, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 0.7686
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(225, 6.3%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 4.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK4.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,604
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBEC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#43413B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4C2BC
Analogous#BCC2C4, #BEBCC4
Triadic#C4BCBE, #BEC4BC
Split complementary#C4BEBC, #C2C4BC
Tetradic#C4BCC2, #C4C2BC, #BCC4BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G190
B196
Red188 (73.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6.35%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B C4
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