#bcadb9

Color #bcadb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadb9

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 185)

HSL

hsl(312, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.28, 7.54, -4.18)

LCH

lch(72.28, 8.62, 331)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0239, 332.58)

HWB

hwb(312, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbcb0

Analogous

#b8adbc

#bcadb9

#bcadb2

Triadic

#bcadb9

#b9bcad

#adb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcadb9

#b2bcad

#adbcb8

Tetradic

#bcadb9

#bcb0ad

#adbcb0

#adb9bc

Square

#bcadb9

#bcb8ad

#adbcb0

#adb2bc

Shades

Color #bcadb9 mixed toward black.

#a18c9d

#856c80

#635160

#423640

#211b20

Tints

Color #bcadb9 mixed toward white.

#c7bbc5

#d2c8d0

#ded6dc

#e9e4e8

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bcadb9 mixed toward gray.

#bbaeb8

#bab0b8

#b8b1b7

#b7b2b6

#b6b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b6 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#bbb4b3 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadb9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bcadb9 (#bcadb9) is rgb(188, 173, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcadb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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