All About Color #BCB9BC

#BCB9BC

About #BCB9BC

#BCB9BC is a light gray color with the hex code #BCB9BC. In RGB it is red 188, green 185, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.94:1 on white and 10.80:1 on black.

#BCB9BC Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B9, BC
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 185, 188
HSL300°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 271, 274
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111001, 10111100
CIE-L*AB75.46, 1.61, -1.15
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.55%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH75.46, 1.98, 324.40
XYZ47.17, 49.02, 54.55
CIE-L*UV75.46, 1.54, -1.98
xyY0.31, 0.33, 49.02
Hunter-Lab70.01, -2.28, 2.81
RYB73.73%, 72.55%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB9BC on a dark background: contrast 10.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB9BC on a light background: contrast 1.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB9BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB9BC · #E9E8E9 · #8F8A8F · #B9BCB9 · #E8E9E8

Analogous palette

#B9B9BC · #BAB9BC · #BCB9BC · #BCB9BA · #BCB9B9

Triadic palette

#BCB9BC · #BCBCB9 · #B9BCBC · #E9E8E9 · #E9E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BCB9BC · #BCBAB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BABC · #8F8A8F

Monochromatic palette

#706B70 · #969296 · #BCB9BC · #E1E0E1 · #F3F2F3

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