BCBFCA

#BCBFCA closest to Ghost

#BCBFCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Ghost. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(188, 191, 202)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 12% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BCBFCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.44:1.

#BCBFCA color conversion

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Variations of #BCBFCA

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.

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

How #BCBFCA 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 #BBBFCA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC0CB
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBFCA
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBBFCA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBFCA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C1C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC0C7
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBFC2

#BCBFCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BCBFCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.44:1 Very good#BCBFCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBFCA in CSS

/* Ghost */
.color { color: #BCBFCA; }
.background { background-color: #BCBFCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBFCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 191 202);
color: hsl(227 12% 76%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.016 273.8);

#BCBFCA FAQ

What color is #BCBFCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCBFCA?

#BCBFCA is rgb(188, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(227, 12%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBFCA?

The complementary color of #BCBFCA is #CAC7BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBFCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBFCA: 11.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBFCA a warm or cool color?

#BCBFCA is a neutral color.