#bcabae

Color #bcabae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabae

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 174)

HSL

hsl(349.4, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.4, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.47, 6.64, 0.68)

LCH

lch(71.47, 6.67, 5.85)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0201, 5.43)

HWB

hwb(349.4, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbcb9

Analogous

#bcabb7

#bcabae

#bcb1ab

Triadic

#bcabae

#aebcab

#abaebc

Split-complementary

#bcabae

#abbcb1

#abb7bc

Tetradic

#bcabae

#bcb9ab

#abbcb9

#abaebc

Square

#bcabae

#b7bcab

#abbcb9

#b1abbc

Shades

Color #bcabae mixed toward black.

#a28a8e

#856a6f

#645053

#433537

#211b1c

Tints

Color #bcabae mixed toward white.

#c7b9bc

#d2c7c9

#ded5d7

#e9e3e4

#f4f1f2

Tones

Color #bcabae mixed toward gray.

#bbacaf

#b9aeb0

#b8afb1

#b6b1b2

#b5b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ad · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ad · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#bbadad · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabae]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcabae (#bcabae) is rgb(188, 171, 174) in RGB.

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

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