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#BCBBB4 closest to Greystone

#BCBBB4 is a light gray; the closest named color is Greystone. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(188, 187, 180)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 6% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. #BCBBB4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.91:1.

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#BCBBB4 color conversion

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Variations of #BCBBB4

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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#BCBBB4 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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#BCBBB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBB4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBAB4
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBBB4
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBAB9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB6
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB9

#BCBBB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#BCBBB4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.91:1 Very good#BCBBB4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBB4 in CSS

/* Greystone */
.color { color: #BCBBB4; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 180);
color: hsl(52 6% 72%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.010 100.0);

#BCBBB4 FAQ

What color is #BCBBB4?

#BCBBB4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Greystone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBB4?

#BCBBB4 is rgb(188, 187, 180) in RGB, hsl(52, 6%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBB4?

The complementary color of #BCBBB4 is #B4B5BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBB4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBB4: 10.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBB4 a warm or cool color?

#BCBBB4 is a neutral color.