Information about #BCC6CF color

#BCC6CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCC6CF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 198, 207) — 73.7% red, 77.6% green, 81.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #BCC6CF appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oxygen (#BBC6D5) and Breathless (#C1C8D2).

The recipe behind #BCC6CF is rgb(188, 198, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCC6CF: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #BCC6CF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCC6CF color variations

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

#BCC6CF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCC6CF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC6CF
  • RGB188, 198, 207
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(188, 198, 207)
  • HSL208°, 17%, 77%
  • HSL Precise208.421°, 16.522%, 77.451%
  • HSV208°, 9%, 81%
  • HSB208°, 9%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.776, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.776, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.776, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC6CF
  • DECIMAL ID12371663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01