#bcb8bb

Color #bcb8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8bb

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(315, 2.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 2.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.18, 1.96, -1.02)

LCH

lch(75.18, 2.21, 332.51)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0061, 333.85)

HWB

hwb(315, 72.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcb9

Analogous

#bbb8bc

#bcb8bb

#bcb8b9

Triadic

#bcb8bb

#bbbcb8

#b8bbbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8bb

#b9bcb8

#b8bcbb

Tetradic

#bcb8bb

#bcb9b8

#b8bcb9

#b8bbbc

Square

#bcb8bb

#bcbbb8

#b8bcb9

#b8b9bc

Shades

Color #bcb8bb mixed toward black.

#9e989c

#80787e

#605a5e

#403c3f

#201e1f

Tints

Color #bcb8bb mixed toward white.

#c7c4c6

#d2d0d2

#dddbdd

#e9e7e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb8bb mixed toward gray.

#bcb8bb

#bbb9bb

#bbb9ba

#bababa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bcbaba · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8bb]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8bb (#bcb8bb) is rgb(188, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcb8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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