All About Color #BCB8BB

#BCB8BB

About #BCB8BB

#BCB8BB is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB8BB. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 315°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.71:1 on black.

#BCB8BB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, BB
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 0.53%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 187
HSL315°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 270, 273
HSV (HSB)315.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB75.18, 1.96, -1.03
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH75.18, 2.21, 332.34
XYZ46.85, 48.56, 53.92
CIE-L*UV75.18, 2.12, -1.85
xyY0.31, 0.33, 48.56
Hunter-Lab69.69, -1.94, 2.91
RYB73.73%, 72.16%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB8BB on a dark background: contrast 10.71:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB8BB on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB8BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BCB8BB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BCB8BB · #E9E7E8 · #90898E · #B8BCB9 · #E7E9E8

Analogous palette

#B9B8BC · #BBB8BC · #BCB8BB · #BCB8B9 · #BCB9B8

Triadic palette

#BCB8BB · #BBBCB8 · #B8BBBC · #E9E7E8 · #E8E9E7

Tetradic palette

#BCB8BB · #BCBBB8 · #B8BCB9 · #B8B9BC · #90898E

Monochromatic palette

#716A6F · #979196 · #BCB8BB · #E1DFE1 · #F3F2F2

Generate more palettes containing #BCB8BB · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli