Colour
#BCC5C6
- #BCC5C6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC5C6 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 197, 198 and HSL 186°, 8%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC5C6#BCC5C6
HEX#BCC5C6
RGBrgb(188, 197, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7725, 0.7765
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(186, 8.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 5.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,398
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC5C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#433A39
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6BDBC
Analogous#BCC6C2, #BCC0C6
Triadic#C6BCC5, #C5C6BC
Split complementary#C6BCC0, #C6C2BC
Tetradic#C2BCC6, #C6BDBC, #C0C6BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G197
B198
Red188 (73.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)8.06%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C5 · B C6
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