All About Color #BCB8B3

#BCB8B3

About #BCB8B3

#BCB8B3 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB8B3. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 33°, saturation 6%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 5%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.97:1 on white and 10.65:1 on black.

#BCB8B3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, B3
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 4.79%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 179
HSL33°, 6%, 72%
RGB Octal274, 270, 263
HSV (HSB)33.33°, 4.79%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 10110011
CIE-L*AB74.97, 0.51, 3.02
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH74.97, 3.07, 80.49
XYZ46.02, 48.23, 49.53
CIE-L*UV74.97, 2.61, 4.37
xyY0.32, 0.34, 48.23
Hunter-Lab69.45, -3.25, 6.32
RYB73.02%, 73.73%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB8B3 on a dark background: contrast 10.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB8B3 on a light background: contrast 1.97:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB8B3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#BCB8B3 · #E7E6E4 · #918A83 · #B3B7BC · #E4E5E7

Analogous palette

#BCB3B7 · #BCB4B3 · #BCB8B3 · #BBBCB3 · #B7BCB3

Triadic palette

#BCB8B3 · #B3BCB8 · #B8B3BC · #E7E6E4 · #E4E7E6

Tetradic palette

#BCB8B3 · #B3BCB4 · #B3B7BC · #BCB3BB · #918A83

Monochromatic palette

#726C65 · #98928B · #BCB8B3 · #E0DEDC · #F3F2F1

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