#bcb7bd

Color #bcb7bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb7bd

RGB

rgb(188, 183, 189)

HSL

hsl(290, 4.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 3.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.97, 2.87, -2.41)

LCH

lch(74.97, 3.75, 319.98)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.01, 320.27)

HWB

hwb(290, 71.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bdb7

Analogous

#b9b7bd

#bcb7bd

#bdb7bb

Triadic

#bcb7bd

#bdbcb7

#b7bdbc

Split-complementary

#bcb7bd

#bbbdb7

#b7bdb9

Tetradic

#bcb7bd

#bdb7b8

#b8bdb7

#b7bdbc

Square

#bcb7bd

#bdb9b7

#b8bdb7

#b7bbbd

Shades

Color #bcb7bd mixed toward black.

#9e979f

#7f7781

#605961

#403b41

#201e20

Tints

Color #bcb7bd mixed toward white.

#c7c3c8

#d2cfd3

#dddbde

#e9e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb7bd mixed toward gray.

#bcb7bc

#bbb8bc

#bbb8bb

#bbb9bb

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababc · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#babbbb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bcbaba · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb7bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb7bd (#bcb7bd) is rgb(188, 183, 189) in RGB.

No, #bcb7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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