All About Color #BCB5BF

#BCB5BF

About #BCB5BF

#BCB5BF is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB5BF. In RGB it is red 188, green 181, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 282°, saturation 7%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 2%, 5%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.00:1 on white and 10.50:1 on black.

#BCB5BF Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B5, BF
CMYK1.57%, 5.24%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal188, 181, 191
HSL282°, 7%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 265, 277
HSV (HSB)282.00°, 5.24%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10111100, 10110101, 10111111
CIE-L*AB74.51, 4.33, -4.19
RGB Percent73.73%, 70.98%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH74.51, 6.02, 315.92
XYZ46.67, 47.50, 56.00
CIE-L*UV74.51, 3.39, -7.01
xyY0.31, 0.32, 47.50
Hunter-Lab68.92, 0.25, 0.07
RYB73.73%, 70.98%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB5BF on a dark background: contrast 10.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB5BF on a light background: contrast 2.00:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB5BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB5BF · #E9E6EA · #8F8494 · #B8BFB5 · #E7EAE6

Analogous palette

#B5B8BF · #B7B5BF · #BCB5BF · #BFB5BD · #BFB5B8

Triadic palette

#BCB5BF · #BFBCB5 · #B5BFBC · #E9E6EA · #EAE9E6

Tetradic palette

#BCB5BF · #BFB7B5 · #B8BFB5 · #B5BDBF · #8F8494

Monochromatic palette

#716675 · #978C9B · #BCB5BF · #E1DEE3 · #F3F1F3

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