#bcabb9

Color #bcabb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcabb9

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 185)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.77, 8.63, -4.93)

LCH

lch(71.77, 9.94, 330.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0275, 331.76)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbcae

Analogous

#b7abbc

#bcabb9

#bcabb1

Triadic

#bcabb9

#b9bcab

#abb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcabb9

#b1bcab

#abbcb7

Tetradic

#bcabb9

#bcaeab

#abbcae

#abb9bc

Square

#bcabb9

#bcb7ab

#abbcae

#abb1bc

Shades

Color #bcabb9 mixed toward black.

#a28a9d

#856a80

#645060

#433540

#211b20

Tints

Color #bcabb9 mixed toward white.

#c7b9c5

#d2c7d0

#ded5dc

#e9e3e8

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bcabb9 mixed toward gray.

#bbacb8

#b9aeb7

#b8afb6

#b6b1b5

#b5b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b6 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b5 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcabb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcabb9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcabb9 (#bcabb9) is rgb(188, 171, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcabb9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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