Information about #BCC8BD color

#BCC8BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BCC8BD belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 200, 189) — 73.7% red, 78.4% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 4 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCC8BD is a muted, almost neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nebula (#B8C6BE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Powder Ash (#BCC9C2) and Tiara (#B9C3BE).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(188, 200, 189)), which gives #BCC8BD its character. If you plan to put text on a #BCC8BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCC8BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCC8BD color variations

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

#BCC8BD 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 #BCC8BD

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

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Secrets color link
Secrets

#C6CABB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC8BD
  • RGB188, 200, 189
  • CMYK5, 0, 4, 22
  • CSSrgb(188, 200, 189)
  • HSL125°, 10%, 76%
  • HSL Precise125°, 9.836%, 76.078%
  • HSV125°, 6%, 78%
  • HSB125°, 6%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.784, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.784, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.784, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC8BD
  • DECIMAL ID12372157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01