#bcb6ba

Color #bcb6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6ba

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 186)

HSL

hsl(320, 4.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 3.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.63, 2.85, -1.27)

LCH

lch(74.63, 3.12, 335.98)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0087, 337.83)

HWB

hwb(320, 71.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bcb8

Analogous

#bbb6bc

#bcb6ba

#bcb6b7

Triadic

#bcb6ba

#babcb6

#b6babc

Split-complementary

#bcb6ba

#b7bcb6

#b6bcbb

Tetradic

#bcb6ba

#bcb8b6

#b6bcb8

#b6babc

Square

#bcb6ba

#bcbbb6

#b6bcb8

#b6b7bc

Shades

Color #bcb6ba mixed toward black.

#9e969c

#81767d

#60585e

#403b3f

#201d1f

Tints

Color #bcb6ba mixed toward white.

#c7c2c5

#d2ced1

#dddadc

#e9e7e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bcb6ba mixed toward gray.

#bbb6ba

#bbb7ba

#bab7b9

#bab8b9

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#babab9 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bcb8b8 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6ba]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6ba (#bcb6ba) is rgb(188, 182, 186) in RGB.

No, #bcb6ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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