Colour
#BCC2BC
- #BCC2BC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC2BC is a grey with RGB values 188, 194, 188 and HSL 120°, 5%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC2BC#BCC2BC
HEX#BCC2BC
RGBrgb(188, 194, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7608, 0.7373
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(120, 4.7%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 3.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,620
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC2BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#433D43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2BCC2
Analogous#BFC2BC, #BCC2BF
Triadic#BCBCC2, #C2BCBC
Split complementary#BFBCC2, #C2BCBF
Tetradic#BCBFC2, #C2BCC2, #C2BFBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G194
B188
Red188 (73.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)4.69%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C2 · B BC
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