All About Color #BCBAB8

#BCBAB8

About #BCBAB8

#BCBAB8 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCBAB8. In RGB it is red 188, green 186, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 30°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.85:1 on black.

#BCBAB8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BA, B8
CMYK0.00%, 1.06%, 2.13%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 186, 184
HSL30°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 272, 270
HSV (HSB)30.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111010, 10111000
CIE-L*AB75.62, 0.34, 1.25
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.94%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH75.62, 1.29, 74.89
XYZ46.95, 49.27, 52.38
CIE-L*UV75.62, 1.27, 1.81
xyY0.32, 0.33, 49.27
Hunter-Lab70.19, -3.44, 4.89
RYB73.73%, 73.73%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBAB8 on a dark background: contrast 10.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBAB8 on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBAB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBAB8 · #E9E8E7 · #908C89 · #B8BABC · #E7E8E9

Analogous palette

#BCB8BA · #BCB8B8 · #BCBAB8 · #BCBCB8 · #BABCB8

Triadic palette

#BCBAB8 · #B8BCBA · #BAB8BC · #E9E8E7 · #E7E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BCBAB8 · #B8BCB8 · #B8BABC · #BCB8BC · #908C89

Monochromatic palette

#716E6A · #979491 · #BCBAB8 · #E1E0DF · #F3F2F2

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