Recognised as Colour
#BCC0BF
- #BCC0BF
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC0BF is a grey with RGB values 188, 192, 191 and HSL 165°, 3%, 75%. 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
#BCC0BF#BCC0BF
HEX#BCC0BF
RGBrgb(188, 192, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7529, 0.749
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(165, 3.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 2.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,111
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC0BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#433F40
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 text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0BCBD
Analogous#BCC0BD, #BCBFC0
Triadic#BFBCC0, #C0BFBC
Split complementary#C0BCBF, #C0BDBC
Tetradic#BDBCC0, #C0BCBD, #BFC0BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G192
B191
Red188 (73.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)3.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C0 · B BF
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