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#BCB7B1 Rampart

#BCB7B1 is a light gray named Rampart. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.8% green and 69.4% blue (rgb(188, 183, 177)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 8% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. #BCB7B1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.55:1.

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#BCB7B1 color conversion

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Variations of #BCB7B1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCB7B1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCB7B1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB7B1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB8B1
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B7B1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB7B1
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB8B1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBB8B1
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB6B5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB6B3
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B7B6

#BCB7B1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#BCB7B1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.55:1 Very good#BCB7B1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB7B1 in CSS

/* Rampart */
.color { color: #BCB7B1; }
.background { background-color: #BCB7B1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB7B1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 183 177);
color: hsl(33 8% 72%);
color: oklch(0.782 0.010 72.6);

#BCB7B1 FAQ

What color is #BCB7B1?

#BCB7B1 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Rampart. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCB7B1?

#BCB7B1 is rgb(188, 183, 177) in RGB, hsl(33, 8%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB7B1?

The complementary color of #BCB7B1 is #B1B6BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB7B1?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB7B1: 10.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB7B1 a warm or cool color?

#BCB7B1 is a neutral color.