#bcb1b5

Color #bcb1b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1b5

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 181)

HSL

hsl(338.2, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(338.2, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 4.63, -0.63)

LCH

lch(73.2, 4.67, 352.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0137, 353.29)

HWB

hwb(338.2, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bcb8

Analogous

#bcb1bb

#bcb1b5

#bcb3b1

Triadic

#bcb1b5

#b5bcb1

#b1b5bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1b5

#b1bcb3

#b1bbbc

Tetradic

#bcb1b5

#bcb8b1

#b1bcb8

#b1b5bc

Square

#bcb1b5

#bbbcb1

#b1bcb8

#b3b1bc

Shades

Color #bcb1b5 mixed toward black.

#a09096

#837077

#625459

#41383c

#211c1e

Tints

Color #bcb1b5 mixed toward white.

#c7bec1

#d2cbce

#ded8da

#e9e5e6

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bcb1b5 mixed toward gray.

#bbb2b5

#bab3b6

#b9b4b6

#b8b5b6

#b7b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b4 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b4 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1b5]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Deep Pink #ff1493

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1b5 (#bcb1b5) is rgb(188, 177, 181) in RGB.

No, #bcb1b5 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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