#bcc3bf Color Information

#bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 76.5% Green, and 74.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.1% Yellow, and 23.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 145.7°, with saturation of 5.5% and lightness of 75.1%. The decimal value for #bcc3bf is 12370879, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bcc3bf is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bcc3bf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 195, 191 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 76.5%, 74.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.235, 0.251 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.036, 0, 0.021, 0.235 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color145.7°, 5.5%, 75.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color145.7°, 3.6%, 76.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color49.658, 53.483, 56.996 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color188, 193, 195 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12370879 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.159, -3.154, 1.159 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.159, 3.360, 159.832 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.159, -3.712, 2.275 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.132, -6.777, 4.984 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.310, 0.334, 53.483 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290560959 / 0xffbcc3bf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bcc3bf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bcc3bf, its pure hue is 145.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, and its lightness is 75.1%. 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 #bcc3bf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181818 to #a5aba7.

Tints of #bcc3bf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bcc3bf, its pure hue is 145.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, and its lightness is 75.1%. 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 #bcc3bf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4cbc7 to #f7f8f7.

Tones of #bcc3bf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bcc3bf, its pure hue is 145.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.5%, 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 #bcc3bf, which range from #c0c0c0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #80ffb6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bcc3bf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bcc3bf! For #bcc3bf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bcc3bf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bcc3bf

This color, #bcc3bf, consists of 73.7% Red, 76.5% Green, and 74.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 195, Blue = 191. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bcc3bf is 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.1% Yellow, and 23.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C3.6%
G76.5%
M0.0%
B74.9%
Y2.1%
K23.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 195 191
Octal 274 303 277
Hexa #bc #c3 #bf
Binary 10111100 11000011 10111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 2 23
Octal 3 0 2 27
Hexa #03 #00 #02 #17
Binary 00000011 00000000 00000010 00010111

Analogous Colors of #bcc3bf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bcc3bf — which has hue 145.7° — its analogous colors are located at 115.7° and 175.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcc3bf.

Triadic Colors of #bcc3bf

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 #bcc3bf — which has hue 145.7° — its triadic colors are located at 25.7° and 265.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcc3bf.

Complementary Color of #bcc3bf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bcc3bf — which has hue 145.7° — its complementary color is located at 325.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcc3bf.

Split Complementary Colors of #bcc3bf

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 #bcc3bf — which has hue 145.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 145.7° and 355.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcc3bf.

Tetradic Colors of #bcc3bf

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 #bcc3bf — which has hue 145.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 55.7°, 145.7°, 235.7°, and 325.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcc3bf.

Monochromatic Colors of #bcc3bf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bcc3bf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9da29f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dde2df (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bcc3bf

We want to make getting started with #bcc3bf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bcc3bf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf with other HTML elements.

#bcc3bf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bcc3bf.
<span style="color: #bcc3bf;">The color of this text is #bcc3bf.</span>

#bcc3bf Background Color

The background color for this text is #bcc3bf.
<div style="background-color: #bcc3bf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bcc3bf.</div>

#bcc3bf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bcc3bf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bcc3bf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bcc3bf.</span>

#bcc3bf Border Color

This is a div with border color #bcc3bf.
<div style="border: #bcc3bf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bcc3bf.</div>

#bcc3bf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcc3bf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcc3bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcc3bf on a white background.</div></div>

#bcc3bf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcc3bf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcc3bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcc3bf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bcc3bf to White

This is a gradient from #bcc3bf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcc3bf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcc3bf to white.</div>

Gradient from #bcc3bf to Black

This is a gradient from #bcc3bf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcc3bf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcc3bf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcc3bf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bcc3bf

In addition to using #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bcc3bf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 195, Blue = 191). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 195, 191)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bcc3bf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bcc3bf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bcc3bf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 195, 191);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bcc3bf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:195, blue:191, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:195 blue:191 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 195f, 191f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 195, 191);
 

#bcc3bf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bcc3bf the same way. For those with color blindness, #bcc3bf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bcc3bf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf 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 #bcc3bf 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 1.8:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text