#bca8b5

Color #bca8b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bca8b5

RGB

rgb(188, 168, 181)

HSL

hsl(321, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.89, 9.54, -4.02)

LCH

lch(70.89, 10.35, 337.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0292, 338.71)

HWB

hwb(321, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bcaf

Analogous

#b9a8bc

#bca8b5

#bca8ab

Triadic

#bca8b5

#b5bca8

#a8b5bc

Split-complementary

#bca8b5

#abbca8

#a8bcb9

Tetradic

#bca8b5

#bcafa8

#a8bcaf

#a8b5bc

Square

#bca8b5

#bcb9a8

#a8bcaf

#a8abbc

Shades

Color #bca8b5 mixed toward black.

#a28698

#86677b

#654d5c

#43343e

#221a1f

Tints

Color #bca8b5 mixed toward white.

#c7b6c1

#d2c5ce

#ded3da

#e9e2e6

#f4f0f3

Tones

Color #bca8b5 mixed toward gray.

#baaab4

#b9abb4

#b7adb3

#b5afb3

#b4b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b2 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b1 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#bbb0af · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bca8b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bca8b5]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#bca8b5 (#bca8b5) is rgb(188, 168, 181) in RGB.

No, #bca8b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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