Close to Ash Gray

#BCC7BC

#BCC7BC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 78% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.75:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

12.03:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.75:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

12.03:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCC7BC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BCC7BC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BCC7BC

What color is #BCC7BC?

#BCC7BC is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 78% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BCC7BC in RGB?

#BCC7BC is rgb(188, 199, 188): 188 red, 199 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BCC7BC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(6, 0, 6, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BCC7BC?

PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BCC7BC?

Its complement #CCC1CC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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