#bcb2b2

Color #bcb2b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2b2

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 178)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 5.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.38, 3.55, 1.27)

LCH

lch(73.38, 3.77, 19.68)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0114, 17.32)

HWB

hwb(0, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bcbc

Analogous

#bcb2b7

#bcb2b2

#bcb7b2

Triadic

#bcb2b2

#b2bcb2

#b2b2bc

Split-complementary

#bcb2b2

#b2bcb7

#b2b7bc

Tetradic

#bcb2b2

#bcbcb2

#b2bcbc

#b2b2bc

Square

#bcb2b2

#b7bcb2

#b2bcbc

#b7b2bc

Shades

Color #bcb2b2 mixed toward black.

#a09292

#827272

#625555

#413939

#211c1c

Tints

Color #bcb2b2 mixed toward white.

#c7bfbf

#d2cccc

#ded9d9

#e9e5e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bcb2b2 mixed toward gray.

#bbb3b3

#bab4b4

#bab5b5

#b9b5b5

#b8b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b2 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b2 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcb2b2 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2b2]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2b2 (#bcb2b2) is rgb(188, 178, 178) in RGB.

No, #bcb2b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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