Information about #BCBBC3 color

#BCBBC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCBBC3 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 187, 195) — 73.7% red, 73.3% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCBBC3 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Grey (#BFBDC1) and Greywacke (#BCB8BE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(188, 187, 195)), which gives #BCBBC3 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BCBBC3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #BCBBC3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCBBC3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCBBC3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D7D6DB

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#E4E3E7

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#F1F1F3

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White

#FFFFFF

#BCBBC3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#94929F

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#6D6B79

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#494751

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#242328

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Black

#000000

#BCBBC3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AFAEB6

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#A3A2A8

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#97969B

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#8B8A8D

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Grey

#808080

#BCBBC3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C2BBC3

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#BFBBC3

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#BBBDC3

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#BBC0C3

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#BBC3C2

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#BCBBC3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#C2C3BB
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#BCBBC3
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#BEC3BB
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#C3C0BB
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BBBEC3
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#BCBBC3
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#C3BCBB
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#BBC3BC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#C3BBC2
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#C2C3BB
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#BBC3BC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#C3BBBE
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#C2C3BB
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#BBC3C0
#BBC3C0

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Nearest named colors to #BCBBC3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

#BCBBC3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCBBC3
  • RGB188, 187, 195
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(188, 187, 195)
  • HSL248°, 6%, 75%
  • HSL Precise247.5°, 6.25%, 74.902%
  • HSV248°, 4%, 76%
  • HSB248°, 4%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.733, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.733, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.733, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCBBC3
  • DECIMAL ID12368835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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