Information about #BCBAC6 color

#BCBAC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCBAC6 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 186, 198) — 73.7% red, 72.9% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 5 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #BCBAC6 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ghost (#C0BFC7) and French Grey (#BFBDC1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(188, 186, 198)), which gives #BCBAC6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCBAC6 color variations

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

#BCBAC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCBAC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCBAC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCBAC6 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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#BCBAC6 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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#B9BDC6
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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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#C6BBB9
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#B9C6BB
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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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#B9C6C1
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Nearest named colors to #BCBAC6

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

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

#BCBAC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCBAC6
  • RGB188, 186, 198
  • CMYK4, 5, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(188, 186, 198)
  • HSL250°, 10%, 75%
  • HSL Precise250°, 9.524%, 75.294%
  • HSV250°, 6%, 78%
  • HSB250°, 6%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.729, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.729, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.729, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCBAC6
  • DECIMAL ID12368582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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