#bcb5bb

Color #bcb5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb5bb

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 187)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.4, 3.57, -2.16)

LCH

lch(74.4, 4.17, 328.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0114, 330.07)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bcb6

Analogous

#bab5bc

#bcb5bb

#bcb5b8

Triadic

#bcb5bb

#bbbcb5

#b5bbbc

Split-complementary

#bcb5bb

#b8bcb5

#b5bcba

Tetradic

#bcb5bb

#bcb6b5

#b5bcb6

#b5bbbc

Square

#bcb5bb

#bcbab5

#b5bcb6

#b5b8bc

Shades

Color #bcb5bb mixed toward black.

#9f959d

#81757f

#615860

#413a40

#201d20

Tints

Color #bcb5bb mixed toward white.

#c7c1c6

#d2ced2

#dedadd

#e9e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb5bb mixed toward gray.

#bcb6bb

#bbb6ba

#bab7ba

#bab7b9

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b9bab9 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bcb8b8 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb5bb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcb5bb (#bcb5bb) is rgb(188, 181, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcb5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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