Colour
#BCBFBC
- #BCBFBC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBFBC is a grey with RGB values 188, 191, 188 and HSL 120°, 2%, 74%. 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
#BCBFBC#BCBFBC
HEX#BCBFBC
RGBrgb(188, 191, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.7373
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(120, 2.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,852
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434043
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 text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBCBF
Analogous#BEBFBC, #BCBFBE
Triadic#BCBCBF, #BFBCBC
Split complementary#BEBCBF, #BFBCBE
Tetradic#BCBEBF, #BFBCBF, #BFBEBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G191
B188
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)2.29%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B BC
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