Recognised as Colour
#BCC0BA
- #BCC0BA
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC0BA is a grey with RGB values 188, 192, 186 and HSL 100°, 5%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC0BA#BCC0BA
HEX#BCC0BA
RGBrgb(188, 192, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7529, 0.7294
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(100, 4.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 3.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,106
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC0BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51936WCAG 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 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#433F45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBAC0
Analogous#BFC0BA, #BAC0BB
Triadic#BABCC0, #C0BABC
Split complementary#BBBAC0, #C0BABF
Tetradic#BABFC0, #BEBAC0, #C0BBBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G192
B186
Red188 (73.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)4.55%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C0 · B BA
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