#bfb9bf

Color #bfb9bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9bf

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 191)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.78, 3.21, -2.28)

LCH

lch(75.78, 3.94, 324.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0107, 325.71)

HWB

hwb(300, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bfb9

Analogous

#bcb9bf

#bfb9bf

#bfb9bc

Triadic

#bfb9bf

#bfbfb9

#b9bfbf

Split-complementary

#bfb9bf

#bcbfb9

#b9bfbc

Tetradic

#bfb9bf

#bfb9b9

#b9bfb9

#b9bfbf

Square

#bfb9bf

#bfbcb9

#b9bfb9

#b9bcbf

Shades

Color #bfb9bf mixed toward black.

#a198a1

#837883

#625a62

#413c41

#211e21

Tints

Color #bfb9bf mixed toward white.

#cac5ca

#d4d0d4

#dfdcdf

#eae8ea

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bfb9bf mixed toward gray.

#beb9be

#bebabe

#bdbabd

#bdbbbd

#bcbbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bfbcbc · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9bf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9bf (#bfb9bf) is rgb(191, 185, 191) in RGB.

No, #bfb9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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