#bcbfae

Color #bcbfae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbfae

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 174)

HSL

hsl(70.6, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(70.6, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 8.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.68, -4.09, 8.22)

LCH

lch(76.68, 9.18, 116.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0236, 115.05)

HWB

hwb(70.6, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aebf

Analogous

#bfbaae

#bcbfae

#b4bfae

Triadic

#bcbfae

#aebcbf

#bfaebc

Split-complementary

#bcbfae

#aeb4bf

#baaebf

Tetradic

#bcbfae

#aebfb1

#b1aebf

#bfaebc

Square

#bcbfae

#aebfba

#b1aebf

#bfaeb4

Shades

Color #bcbfae mixed toward black.

#a0a48c

#83886b

#626651

#414436

#21221b

Tints

Color #bcbfae mixed toward white.

#c7cabc

#d2d4c9

#dedfd7

#e9eae4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bcbfae mixed toward gray.

#bbbeb0

#babcb1

#b9bbb2

#b8b9b4

#b7b8b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb3 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bcb6b6 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbfae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbfae]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#bcbfae (#bcbfae) is rgb(188, 191, 174) in RGB.

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

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