All About Color #BCBBB9

#BCBBB9

About #BCBBB9

#BCBBB9 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCBBB9. In RGB it is red 188, green 187, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 2%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.92:1 on white and 10.95:1 on black.

#BCBBB9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BB, B9
CMYK0.00%, 0.53%, 1.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 187, 185
HSL40°, 2%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 273, 271
HSV (HSB)40.00°, 1.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111011, 10111001
CIE-L*AB75.91, -0.01, 1.13
RGB Percent73.73%, 73.33%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH75.91, 1.13, 90.73
XYZ47.27, 49.73, 53.01
CIE-L*UV75.91, 0.69, 1.69
xyY0.32, 0.33, 49.73
Hunter-Lab70.52, -3.78, 4.80
RYB73.14%, 73.73%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBBB9 on a dark background: contrast 10.95:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBBB9 on a light background: contrast 1.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBBB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBBB9 · #E9E8E8 · #8F8D8A · #B9BABC · #E8E8E9

Analogous palette

#BCB9BA · #BCB9B9 · #BCBBB9 · #BBBCB9 · #BABCB9

Triadic palette

#BCBBB9 · #B9BCBB · #BBB9BC · #E9E8E8 · #E8E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BCBBB9 · #B9BCB9 · #B9BABC · #BCB9BB · #8F8D8A

Monochromatic palette

#706E6B · #969592 · #BCBBB9 · #E1E1E0 · #F3F2F2

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