#bcb1b9

Color #bcb1b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1b9

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 185)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.31, 5.36, -2.66)

LCH

lch(73.31, 5.98, 333.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0166, 335.13)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bcb4

Analogous

#bab1bc

#bcb1b9

#bcb1b4

Triadic

#bcb1b9

#b9bcb1

#b1b9bc

Split-complementary

#bcb1b9

#b4bcb1

#b1bcba

Tetradic

#bcb1b9

#bcb4b1

#b1bcb4

#b1b9bc

Square

#bcb1b9

#bcbab1

#b1bcb4

#b1b4bc

Shades

Color #bcb1b9 mixed toward black.

#a0909c

#83707e

#62545e

#41383f

#211c1f

Tints

Color #bcb1b9 mixed toward white.

#c7bec5

#d2cbd0

#ded8dc

#e9e5e8

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bcb1b9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb2b9

#bab3b8

#b9b4b8

#b8b5b7

#b7b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b7 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bbb6b5 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1b9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1b9 (#bcb1b9) is rgb(188, 177, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcb1b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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