Recognised as Colour
#BDC0BC
- #BDC0BC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDC0BC is a grey with RGB values 189, 192, 188 and HSL 105°, 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
#BDC0BC#BDC0BC
HEX#BDC0BC
RGBrgb(189, 192, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7529, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(105, 3.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 2.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,644
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC0BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52149WCAG 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#423F43
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#BFBCC0
Analogous#BFC0BC, #BCC0BD
Triadic#BCBDC0, #C0BCBD
Split complementary#BDBCC0, #C0BCBF
Tetradic#BCBFC0, #BFBCC0, #C0BDBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G192
B188
Red189 (74.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)3.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C0 · B BC
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