All About Color #BCB8BA

#BCB8BA

About #BCB8BA

#BCB8BA is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB8BA. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 330°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.70:1 on black.

#BCB8BA Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, BA
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 1.06%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 186
HSL330°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 270, 272
HSV (HSB)330.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 10111010
CIE-L*AB75.15, 1.78, -0.52
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH75.15, 1.85, 343.61
XYZ46.74, 48.52, 53.36
CIE-L*UV75.15, 2.18, -1.07
xyY0.31, 0.33, 48.52
Hunter-Lab69.65, -2.11, 3.34
RYB73.73%, 72.16%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB8BA on a dark background: contrast 10.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB8BA on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB8BA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB8BA · #E9E7E8 · #90898C · #B8BCBA · #E7E9E8

Analogous palette

#BAB8BC · #BCB8BC · #BCB8BA · #BCB8B8 · #BCBAB8

Triadic palette

#BCB8BA · #BABCB8 · #B8BABC · #E9E7E8 · #E8E9E7

Tetradic palette

#BCB8BA · #BCBCB8 · #B8BCBA · #B8B8BC · #90898C

Monochromatic palette

#716A6E · #979194 · #BCB8BA · #E1DFE0 · #F3F2F2

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