All About Color #BCB9BB

#BCB9BB

About #BCB9BB

#BCB9BB is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB9BB. In RGB it is red 188, green 185, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 320°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.80:1 on black.

#BCB9BB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B9, BB
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 0.53%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 185, 187
HSL320°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 271, 273
HSV (HSB)320.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111001, 10111011
CIE-L*AB75.44, 1.42, -0.65
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.55%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH75.44, 1.56, 335.56
XYZ47.06, 48.98, 53.99
CIE-L*UV75.44, 1.60, -1.19
xyY0.31, 0.33, 48.98
Hunter-Lab69.98, -2.45, 3.25
RYB73.73%, 72.55%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB9BB on a dark background: contrast 10.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB9BB on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB9BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB9BB · #E9E8E8 · #8F8A8D · #B9BCBA · #E8E9E8

Analogous palette

#BAB9BC · #BBB9BC · #BCB9BB · #BCB9B9 · #BCBAB9

Triadic palette

#BCB9BB · #BBBCB9 · #B9BBBC · #E9E8E8 · #E8E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BCB9BB · #BCBBB9 · #B9BCBA · #B9B9BC · #8F8A8D

Monochromatic palette

#706B6E · #969295 · #BCB9BB · #E1E0E1 · #F3F2F2

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