BCBBC8

#BCBBC8 closest to Silver Fox

#BCBBC8 is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(188, 187, 200)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #BCBBC8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.08:1.

#BCBBC8 color conversion

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Variations of #BCBBC8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BCBBC8 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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#BCBBC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBC8 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 #B8BCC8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BCC9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BCC8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8BCC8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BCC8
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABDBF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBCC4
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCBF

#BCBBC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BCBBC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.08:1 Very good#BCBBC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBC8 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BCBBC8; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 200);
color: hsl(245 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.018 289.5);

#BCBBC8 FAQ

What color is #BCBBC8?

#BCBBC8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBC8?

#BCBBC8 is rgb(188, 187, 200) in RGB, hsl(245, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBC8?

The complementary color of #BCBBC8 is #C7C8BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBC8: 11.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBC8 a warm or cool color?

#BCBBC8 is a neutral color.