Information about #BCB4B6 color

#BCB4B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB4B6 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 180, 182) — 73.7% red, 70.6% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 2 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCB4B6 is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rakaia (#BAB7B5). Slightly further away sit Pink Swan (#BFB3B2) and Triple Concrete (#B7B6B5).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 180, 182)), which gives #BCB4B6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCB4B6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCB4B6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCB4B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB4B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCB4B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB4B6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCB4B6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCB4B6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Half Mountain Mist color link
Half Mountain Mist

#B7B4B0

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

#BCB4B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB4B6
  • RGB188, 180, 182
  • CMYK0, 3, 2, 26
  • HSL345°, 6%, 72%
  • HSL Precise345°, 5.634%, 72.157%
  • HSV345°, 4%, 74%
  • HSB345°, 4%, 74%
  • HEX IDBCB4B6
  • DECIMAL ID12367030
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
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