All About Color #BCB8BC

#BCB8BC

About #BCB8BC

#BCB8BC is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB8BC. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.72:1 on black.

#BCB8BC Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, BC
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 188
HSL300°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 270, 274
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 10111100
CIE-L*AB75.20, 2.15, -1.53
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH75.20, 2.64, 324.46
XYZ46.96, 48.60, 54.48
CIE-L*UV75.20, 2.05, -2.64
xyY0.31, 0.32, 48.60
Hunter-Lab69.72, -1.78, 2.47
RYB73.73%, 72.16%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB8BC on a dark background: contrast 10.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB8BC on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB8BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB8BC · #E9E7E9 · #908990 · #B8BCB8 · #E7E9E7

Analogous palette

#B8B8BC · #BAB8BC · #BCB8BC · #BCB8BA · #BCB8B8

Triadic palette

#BCB8BC · #BCBCB8 · #B8BCBC · #E9E7E9 · #E9E9E7

Tetradic palette

#BCB8BC · #BCBAB8 · #B8BCB8 · #B8BABC · #908990

Monochromatic palette

#716A71 · #979197 · #BCB8BC · #E1DFE1 · #F3F2F3

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