#bca6aa

Color #bca6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bca6aa

RGB

rgb(188, 166, 170)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 9.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.08, 8.67, 0.87)

LCH

lch(70.08, 8.71, 5.73)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0262, 5.25)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bcb8

Analogous

#bca6b5

#bca6aa

#bcada6

Triadic

#bca6aa

#aabca6

#a6aabc

Split-complementary

#bca6aa

#a6bcad

#a6b5bc

Tetradic

#bca6aa

#bcb8a6

#a6bcb8

#a6aabc

Square

#bca6aa

#b5bca6

#a6bcb8

#ada6bc

Shades

Color #bca6aa mixed toward black.

#a3848a

#87656b

#654c51

#433336

#22191b

Tints

Color #bca6aa mixed toward white.

#c7b5b8

#d2c4c6

#ddd2d4

#e9e1e3

#f4f0f1

Tones

Color #bca6aa mixed toward gray.

#baa8ab

#b8aaac

#b6abad

#b5adaf

#b3afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a9 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b6a9 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#bba8a8 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca6aa]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bca6aa (#bca6aa) is rgb(188, 166, 170) in RGB.

No, #bca6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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