#bcadb0

Color #bcadb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadb0

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 176)

HSL

hsl(348, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 6.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.04, 5.9, 0.41)

LCH

lch(72.04, 5.91, 3.98)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0177, 3.88)

HWB

hwb(348, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbcb9

Analogous

#bcadb8

#bcadb0

#bcb2ad

Triadic

#bcadb0

#b0bcad

#adb0bc

Split-complementary

#bcadb0

#adbcb2

#adb8bc

Tetradic

#bcadb0

#bcb9ad

#adbcb9

#adb0bc

Square

#bcadb0

#b8bcad

#adbcb9

#b2adbc

Shades

Color #bcadb0 mixed toward black.

#a18c90

#856c71

#635155

#423639

#211b1c

Tints

Color #bcadb0 mixed toward white.

#c7bbbd

#d2c8ca

#ded6d8

#e9e4e5

#f4f1f2

Tones

Color #bcadb0 mixed toward gray.

#bbaeb1

#bab0b2

#b8b1b2

#b7b2b3

#b6b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6af · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b8af · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#bbafaf · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadb0]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcadb0 (#bcadb0) is rgb(188, 173, 176) in RGB.

No, #bcadb0 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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