All About Color #BCBCB8

#BCBCB8

About #BCBCB8

#BCBCB8 is a light gray color with the hex code #BCBCB8. In RGB it is red 188, green 188, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 3%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 2%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.90:1 on white and 11.02:1 on black.

#BCBCB8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BC, B8
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 2.13%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 188, 184
HSL60°, 3%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 274, 270
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 2.13%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB76.14, -0.73, 2.01
RGB Percent73.73%, 73.73%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH76.14, 2.14, 109.95
XYZ47.37, 50.12, 52.52
CIE-L*UV76.14, 0.23, 3.12
xyY0.32, 0.33, 50.12
Hunter-Lab70.79, -4.44, 5.57
RYB72.16%, 73.73%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBCB8 on a dark background: contrast 11.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBCB8 on a light background: contrast 1.90:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBCB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBCB8 · #E9E9E7 · #909089 · #B8B8BC · #E7E7E9

Analogous palette

#BCB8B8 · #BCBAB8 · #BCBCB8 · #BABCB8 · #B8BCB8

Triadic palette

#BCBCB8 · #B8BCBC · #BCB8BC · #E9E9E7 · #E7E9E9

Tetradic palette

#BCBCB8 · #B8BCBA · #B8B8BC · #BCB8BA · #909089

Monochromatic palette

#71716A · #979791 · #BCBCB8 · #E1E1DF · #F3F3F2

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