#bcaeab

Color #bcaeab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaeab

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 171)

HSL

hsl(10.6, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.6, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.16, 4.49, 3.34)

LCH

lch(72.16, 5.6, 36.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0168, 32.08)

HWB

hwb(10.6, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9bc

Analogous

#bcabb1

#bcaeab

#bcb7ab

Triadic

#bcaeab

#abbcae

#aeabbc

Split-complementary

#bcaeab

#abbcb7

#abb1bc

Tetradic

#bcaeab

#b9bcab

#abb9bc

#aeabbc

Square

#bcaeab

#b1bcab

#abb9bc

#b7abbc

Shades

Color #bcaeab mixed toward black.

#a28e8a

#856f6a

#645350

#433735

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bcaeab mixed toward white.

#c7bcb9

#d2c9c7

#ded7d5

#e9e4e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcaeab mixed toward gray.

#bbafac

#b9b0ae

#b8b1af

#b6b2b1

#b5b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ac · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ac · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#bbacac · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaeab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaeab]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bcaeab (#bcaeab) is rgb(188, 174, 171) in RGB.

No, #bcaeab 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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