Palettes / Colors / #BCBCBA

#BCBCBA — Silver Grey

#BCBCBA is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BCBCBA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9B9BB; it also sits naturally between #BBBAB9 and #BABBB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCBCBA

.text { color: #BCBCBA; }
.background { background-color: #BCBCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 1%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 188, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBCBA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBCBA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBCBA: #000000.

How #BCBCBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCBCBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCBCB9  ·  #BCBCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBCBA?

#BCBCBA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBCBA?

#BCBCBA is RGB 188, 188, 186 — HSL 60°, 1%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBCBA?

Its complement is #B9B9BB; analogous partners are #BBBAB9 and #BABBB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBCBA for text?

Black text on #BCBCBA has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.