#bcadb8

Color #bcadb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcadb8

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 184)

HSL

hsl(316, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 2.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 7.35, -3.67)

LCH

lch(72.26, 8.22, 333.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.023, 335)

HWB

hwb(316, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbcb1

Analogous

#b9adbc

#bcadb8

#bcadb1

Triadic

#bcadb8

#b8bcad

#adb8bc

Split-complementary

#bcadb8

#b1bcad

#adbcb9

Tetradic

#bcadb8

#bcb1ad

#adbcb1

#adb8bc

Square

#bcadb8

#bcb9ad

#adbcb1

#adb1bc

Shades

Color #bcadb8 mixed toward black.

#a18c9b

#856c7e

#63515f

#42363f

#211b20

Tints

Color #bcadb8 mixed toward white.

#c7bbc4

#d2c8d0

#ded6dc

#e9e4e7

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bcadb8 mixed toward gray.

#bbaeb7

#bab0b7

#b8b1b6

#b7b2b6

#b6b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b5 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b5 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcadb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcadb8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcadb8 (#bcadb8) is rgb(188, 173, 184) in RGB.

No, #bcadb8 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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