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#BCBDCB closest to Silver Fox

#BCBDCB is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(188, 189, 203)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 13% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BCBDCB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.28:1.

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#BCBDCB color conversion

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Variations of #BCBDCB

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

How #BCBDCB 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 #B9BDCB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABECC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABECB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BDCB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABDCB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9BFC1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBEC7
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBEC1

#BCBDCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#BCBDCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.28:1 Very good#BCBDCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBDCB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 189 203);
color: hsl(236 13% 77%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.020 282.7);

#BCBDCB FAQ

What color is #BCBDCB?

#BCBDCB 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 #BCBDCB?

#BCBDCB is rgb(188, 189, 203) in RGB, hsl(236, 13%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDCB?

The complementary color of #BCBDCB is #CBCABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBDCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBDCB: 11.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBDCB a warm or cool color?

#BCBDCB is a neutral color.