#BCB9AE color

  • HEX#BCB9AE
  • RGBrgb(188, 185, 174)
  • HSLhsl(47, 9%, 71%)
  • CMYK0, 2, 7, 26

About #BCB9AE

#BCB9AE is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB9AE. In RGB it is red 188, green 185, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 9%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.69:1 on black.

#BCB9AE Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B9, AE
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 185, 174
HSL47°, 9%, 71%
RGB Octal274, 271, 256
HSV (HSB)47.14°, 7.45%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111001, 10101110
CIE-L*AB75.10, -0.91, 5.94
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.55%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH75.10, 6.01, 98.66
XYZ45.73, 48.45, 46.99
CIE-L*UV75.10, 2.37, 8.83
xyY0.32, 0.34, 48.45
Hunter-Lab69.60, -4.53, 8.70
RYB69.73%, 73.73%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB9AE on a dark background: contrast 10.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB9AE on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#BCB9AE · #E5E4E0 · #928D7C · #AEB1BC · #E0E2E5

Analogous palette

#BCAEB1 · #BCB2AE · #BCB9AE · #B8BCAE · #B1BCAE

Triadic palette

#BCB9AE · #AEBCB9 · #B9AEBC · #E5E4E0 · #E0E5E4

Tetradic palette

#BCB9AE · #AEBCB2 · #AEB1BC · #BCAEB8 · #928D7C

Monochromatic palette

#726E5F · #999585 · #BCB9AE · #DFDDD8 · #F3F3F1

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