Colour
#BCC3C2
- #BCC3C2
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC3C2 is a grey with RGB values 188, 195, 194 and HSL 171°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC3C2#BCC3C2
HEX#BCC3C2
RGBrgb(188, 195, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7647, 0.7608
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(171.4, 5.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 3.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,882
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC3C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#433C3D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3BCBD
Analogous#BCC3BF, #BCC1C3
Triadic#C2BCC3, #C3C2BC
Split complementary#C3BCC1, #C3BFBC
Tetradic#BFBCC3, #C3BCBD, #C1C3BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G195
B194
Red188 (73.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)5.51%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C3 · B C2
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