#bca7ae

Color #bca7ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bca7ae

RGB

rgb(188, 167, 174)

HSL

hsl(340, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.45, 8.82, -0.81)

LCH

lch(70.45, 8.86, 354.75)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0262, 355.62)

HWB

hwb(340, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bcb5

Analogous

#bca7b8

#bca7ae

#bcaba7

Triadic

#bca7ae

#aebca7

#a7aebc

Split-complementary

#bca7ae

#a7bcab

#a7b8bc

Tetradic

#bca7ae

#bcb5a7

#a7bcb5

#a7aebc

Square

#bca7ae

#b8bca7

#a7bcb5

#aba7bc

Shades

Color #bca7ae mixed toward black.

#a2858f

#866671

#654d55

#433338

#221a1c

Tints

Color #bca7ae mixed toward white.

#c7b6bb

#d2c4c9

#ddd3d6

#e9e2e4

#f4f0f1

Tones

Color #bca7ae mixed toward gray.

#baa9af

#b8abaf

#b7acb0

#b5aeb0

#b3b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ac · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b6ac · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#bbabab · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca7ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca7ae]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#bca7ae (#bca7ae) is rgb(188, 167, 174) in RGB.

No, #bca7ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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