All About Color #BCBAB9

#BCBAB9

About #BCBAB9

#BCBAB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCBAB9. In RGB it is red 188, green 186, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 20°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.93:1 on white and 10.86:1 on black.

#BCBAB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BA, B9
CMYK0.00%, 1.06%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 186, 185
HSL20°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 272, 271
HSV (HSB)20.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111010, 10111001
CIE-L*AB75.64, 0.52, 0.74
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.94%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH75.64, 0.91, 55.06
XYZ47.05, 49.31, 52.94
CIE-L*UV75.64, 1.21, 1.03
xyY0.32, 0.33, 49.31
Hunter-Lab70.22, -3.28, 4.46
RYB73.73%, 73.14%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBAB9 on a dark background: contrast 10.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBAB9 on a light background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBAB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBAB9 · #E9E8E8 · #8F8B8A · #B9BBBC · #E8E8E9

Analogous palette

#BCB9BB · #BCB9B9 · #BCBAB9 · #BCBBB9 · #BBBCB9

Triadic palette

#BCBAB9 · #B9BCBA · #BAB9BC · #E9E8E8 · #E8E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BCBAB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BBBC · #BBB9BC · #8F8B8A

Monochromatic palette

#706D6B · #969392 · #BCBAB9 · #E1E0E0 · #F3F2F2

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