#bcb5ba

Color #bcb5ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb5ba

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 186)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.37, 3.39, -1.65)

LCH

lch(74.37, 3.77, 334.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0105, 335.87)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bcb7

Analogous

#bbb5bc

#bcb5ba

#bcb5b7

Triadic

#bcb5ba

#babcb5

#b5babc

Split-complementary

#bcb5ba

#b7bcb5

#b5bcbb

Tetradic

#bcb5ba

#bcb7b5

#b5bcb7

#b5babc

Square

#bcb5ba

#bcbbb5

#b5bcb7

#b5b7bc

Shades

Color #bcb5ba mixed toward black.

#9f959c

#81757e

#61585e

#413a3f

#201d1f

Tints

Color #bcb5ba mixed toward white.

#c7c1c6

#d2ced1

#dedadd

#e9e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb5ba mixed toward gray.

#bcb6ba

#bbb6ba

#bab7b9

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bab9 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#bcb8b8 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb5ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb5ba]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb5ba (#bcb5ba) is rgb(188, 181, 186) in RGB.

No, #bcb5ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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