#bcaaae

Color #bcaaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaaae

RGB

rgb(188, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.21, 7.18, 0.31)

LCH

lch(71.21, 7.19, 2.47)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0215, 2.4)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabcb8

Analogous

#bcaab7

#bcaaae

#bcafaa

Triadic

#bcaaae

#aebcaa

#aaaebc

Split-complementary

#bcaaae

#aabcaf

#aab7bc

Tetradic

#bcaaae

#bcb8aa

#aabcb8

#aaaebc

Square

#bcaaae

#b7bcaa

#aabcb8

#afaabc

Shades

Color #bcaaae mixed toward black.

#a2898e

#856970

#644f54

#433538

#211a1c

Tints

Color #bcaaae mixed toward white.

#c7b8bc

#d2c6c9

#ddd5d7

#e9e3e4

#f4f1f2

Tones

Color #bcaaae mixed toward gray.

#baacaf

#b9adb0

#b7afb1

#b6b0b1

#b5b2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ad · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ad · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#bbacac · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaaae]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcaaae (#bcaaae) is rgb(188, 170, 174) in RGB.

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

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