#bcaeb9

Color #bcaeb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaeb9

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 185)

HSL

hsl(312.9, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.9, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.54, 6.99, -3.8)

LCH

lch(72.54, 7.96, 331.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.022, 332.97)

HWB

hwb(312.9, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebcb1

Analogous

#b8aebc

#bcaeb9

#bcaeb2

Triadic

#bcaeb9

#b9bcae

#aeb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcaeb9

#b2bcae

#aebcb8

Tetradic

#bcaeb9

#bcb1ae

#aebcb1

#aeb9bc

Square

#bcaeb9

#bcb8ae

#aebcb1

#aeb2bc

Shades

Color #bcaeb9 mixed toward black.

#a18d9d

#846d7f

#63525f

#423740

#211b20

Tints

Color #bcaeb9 mixed toward white.

#c7bcc5

#d2c9d0

#ded7dc

#e9e4e8

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bcaeb9 mixed toward gray.

#bbafb8

#bab0b8

#b9b2b7

#b7b3b6

#b6b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b6 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#bbb4b4 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaeb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaeb9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bcaeb9 (#bcaeb9) is rgb(188, 174, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcaeb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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