All About Color #BCAEB9

#BCAEB9

About #BCAEB9

#BCAEB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCAEB9. In RGB it is red 188, green 174, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 313°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.89:1 on black.

#BCAEB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AE, B9
CMYK0.00%, 7.45%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 174, 185
HSL313°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal274, 256, 271
HSV (HSB)312.86°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101110, 10111001
CIE-L*AB72.54, 7.00, -3.81
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.24%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH72.54, 7.97, 331.46
XYZ44.63, 44.47, 52.13
CIE-L*UV72.54, 7.40, -6.86
xyY0.32, 0.31, 44.47
Hunter-Lab66.68, 2.78, 0.33
RYB73.73%, 68.24%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAEB9 on a dark background: contrast 9.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAEB9 on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAEB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAEB9 · #E5E0E4 · #927C8D · #AEBCB1 · #E0E5E2

Analogous palette

#B1AEBC · #B8AEBC · #BCAEB9 · #BCAEB2 · #BCB1AE

Triadic palette

#BCAEB9 · #B9BCAE · #AEB9BC · #E5E0E4 · #E4E5E0

Tetradic palette

#BCAEB9 · #BCB8AE · #AEBCB1 · #AEB2BC · #927C8D

Monochromatic palette

#725F6E · #998595 · #BCAEB9 · #DFD8DD · #F3F1F3

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