Recognised as Colour
#BCC1AB
- #BCC1AB
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC1AB is a green with RGB values 188, 193, 171 and HSL 74°, 15%, 71%. 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
#BCC1AB#BCC1AB
HEX#BCC1AB
RGBrgb(188, 193, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7569, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(73.6, 15.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.6, 11.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 11.4%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,347
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC1AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#433E54
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 text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0ABC1
Analogous#C1BBAB, #B1C1AB
Triadic#ABBCC1, #C1ABBC
Split complementary#ABB1C1, #BBABC1
Tetradic#ABC1BB, #B0ABC1, #C1ABB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G193
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue73.64°
Saturation (HSL)15.07%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C1 · B AB
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