Recognised as Colour
#BCBFBD
- #BCBFBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBFBD is a grey with RGB values 188, 191, 189 and HSL 140°, 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
#BCBFBD#BCBFBD
HEX#BCBFBD
RGBrgb(188, 191, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(140, 2.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 1.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,853
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434042
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFBCBE
Analogous#BDBFBC, #BCBFBF
Triadic#BDBCBF, #BFBDBC
Split complementary#BFBCBF, #BFBCBD
Tetradic#BCBDBF, #BFBCBE, #BFBFBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G191
B189
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)2.29%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B BD
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