#bcb1bb

Color #bcb1bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1bb

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 187)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.37, 5.74, -3.68)

LCH

lch(73.37, 6.82, 327.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0186, 328.61)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bcb2

Analogous

#b8b1bc

#bcb1bb

#bcb1b6

Triadic

#bcb1bb

#bbbcb1

#b1bbbc

Split-complementary

#bcb1bb

#b6bcb1

#b1bcb8

Tetradic

#bcb1bb

#bcb2b1

#b1bcb2

#b1bbbc

Square

#bcb1bb

#bcb8b1

#b1bcb2

#b1b6bc

Shades

Color #bcb1bb mixed toward black.

#a0909f

#837081

#625461

#413841

#211c20

Tints

Color #bcb1bb mixed toward white.

#c7bec6

#d2cbd2

#ded8dd

#e9e5e8

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcb1bb mixed toward gray.

#bbb2ba

#bab3ba

#b9b4b9

#b8b5b8

#b7b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b9 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#bbb7b6 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1bb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bcb1bb (#bcb1bb) is rgb(188, 177, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcb1bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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