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#BCBBAF closest to City Dweller

#BCBBAF is a light gray; the closest named color is City Dweller. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(188, 187, 175)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BCBBAF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.87:1.

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Variations of #BCBBAF

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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#BCBBAF 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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#BCBBAF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBAF 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 #BEBBAF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBAAE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBAAF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBBAF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBAF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB9B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBAB3
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB8

#BCBBAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#BCBBAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.87:1 Very good#BCBBAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBAF in CSS

/* City Dweller */
.color { color: #BCBBAF; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBAF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBAF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 175);
color: hsl(55 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.017 102.9);

#BCBBAF FAQ

What color is #BCBBAF?

#BCBBAF is a light gray. Its closest named color is City Dweller. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBAF?

#BCBBAF is rgb(188, 187, 175) in RGB, hsl(55, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBAF?

The complementary color of #BCBBAF is #AFB0BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBAF: 10.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBAF a warm or cool color?

#BCBBAF is a neutral color.