#bca8a7

Color #bca8a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8a7

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 167)

HSL

hsl(2.9, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.9, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 11.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.52, 7.06, 3.16)

LCH

lch(70.52, 7.73, 24.11)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0234, 21.07)

HWB

hwb(2.9, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bbbc

Analogous

#bca7b0

#bca8a7

#bcb2a7

Triadic

#bca8a7

#a7bca8

#a8a7bc

Split-complementary

#bca8a7

#a7bcb2

#a7b0bc

Tetradic

#bca8a7

#bbbca7

#a7bbbc

#a8a7bc

Square

#bca8a7

#b0bca7

#a7bbbc

#b2a7bc

Shades

Color #bca8a7 mixed toward black.

#a28785

#866866

#654e4d

#433433

#221a1a

Tints

Color #bca8a7 mixed toward white.

#c7b7b6

#d2c5c4

#ddd4d3

#e9e2e2

#f4f1f0

Tones

Color #bca8a7 mixed toward gray.

#baaaa9

#b8abab

#b7adac

#b5aeae

#b3b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a7 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6a7 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#bba7a7 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8a7]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bca8a7 (#bca8a7) is rgb(188, 168, 167) in RGB.

No, #bca8a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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