#bcbcba Color Information

#bcbcba Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bcbcba. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 73.7% Green, and 72.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 60.0°, with saturation of 1.5% and lightness of 73.3%. The decimal value for #bcbcba is 12369082, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bcbcba is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bcbcba Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 188, 186 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 73.7%, 72.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.263, 0.271 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0, 0.011, 0.263 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color60.0°, 1.5%, 73.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color60.0°, 1.1%, 73.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color47.585, 50.203, 53.636 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color186, 188, 186 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12369082 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.194, -0.365, 1.001 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.194, 1.065, 110.020 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.194, 0.113, 1.548 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.854, -4.115, 4.715 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.332, 50.203 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290559162 / 0xffbcbcba Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bcbcba

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bcbcba, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, and its lightness is 73.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bcbcba, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181817 to #a5a5a3.

Tints of #bcbcba

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bcbcba, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, and its lightness is 73.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bcbcba, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4c4c3 to #f7f7f6.

Tones of #bcbcba

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bcbcba, its pure hue is 60.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bcbcba, which range from #bbbbbb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffff77 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bcbcba

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bcbcba! For #bcbcba, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #bcbcba. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bcbcba

This color, #bcbcba, consists of 73.7% Red, 73.7% Green, and 72.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 188, Blue = 186. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bcbcba is 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C0.0%
G73.7%
M0.0%
B72.9%
Y1.1%
K26.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 188 186
Octal 274 274 272
Hexa #bc #bc #ba
Binary 10111100 10111100 10111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 1 26
Octal 0 0 1 32
Hexa #00 #00 #01 #1a
Binary 00000000 00000000 00000001 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bcbcba

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bcbcba — which has hue 60.0° — its analogous colors are located at 30.0° and 90.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcbcba.

Triadic Colors of #bcbcba

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bcbcba — which has hue 60.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcbcba.

Complementary Color of #bcbcba

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bcbcba — which has hue 60.0° — its complementary color is located at 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcbcba.

Split Complementary Colors of #bcbcba

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bcbcba — which has hue 60.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcbcba.

Tetradic Colors of #bcbcba

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bcbcba — which has hue 60.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 330.0°, 60.0°, 150.0°, and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcbcba.

Monochromatic Colors of #bcbcba

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bcbcba, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9a9a98 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dededc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bcbcba

We want to make getting started with #bcbcba on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bcbcba into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bcbcba can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bcbcba with other HTML elements.

#bcbcba Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bcbcba.
<span style="color: #bcbcba;">The color of this text is #bcbcba.</span>

#bcbcba Background Color

The background color for this text is #bcbcba.
<div style="background-color: #bcbcba; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bcbcba.</div>

#bcbcba Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bcbcba.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bcbcba;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bcbcba.</span>

#bcbcba Border Color

This is a div with border color #bcbcba.
<div style="border: #bcbcba 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bcbcba.</div>

#bcbcba Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcbcba on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcbcba; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcbcba on a white background.</div></div>

#bcbcba Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcbcba on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcbcba; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcbcba on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bcbcba to White

This is a gradient from #bcbcba to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcbcba,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcbcba to white.</div>

Gradient from #bcbcba to Black

This is a gradient from #bcbcba to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcbcba,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcbcba,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcbcba to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bcbcba

In addition to using #bcbcba on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bcbcba in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bcbcba, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 188, Blue = 186). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bcbcba in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bcbcba
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 188, 186)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bcbcba; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bcbcba; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bcbcba; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 188, 186);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bcbcba")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:188, blue:186, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:188 blue:186 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 188f, 186f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 188, 186);
 

#bcbcba Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bcbcba the same way. For those with color blindness, #bcbcba might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bcbcba looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bcbcba is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bcbcba looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bcbcba will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bcbcba is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text