#bcb2b1

Color #bcb2b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2b1

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 177)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 5.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.35, 3.37, 1.78)

LCH

lch(73.35, 3.81, 27.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0115, 24.57)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bbbc

Analogous

#bcb1b6

#bcb2b1

#bcb8b1

Triadic

#bcb2b1

#b1bcb2

#b2b1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb2b1

#b1bcb8

#b1b6bc

Tetradic

#bcb2b1

#bbbcb1

#b1bbbc

#b2b1bc

Square

#bcb2b1

#b6bcb1

#b1bbbc

#b8b1bc

Shades

Color #bcb2b1 mixed toward black.

#a09290

#837270

#625654

#413938

#211d1c

Tints

Color #bcb2b1 mixed toward white.

#c7bfbe

#d2cccb

#ded9d8

#e9e5e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bcb2b1 mixed toward gray.

#bbb3b2

#bab4b3

#b9b4b4

#b8b5b5

#b7b6b6

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

#b8b8b1 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b1 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcb1b1 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2b1]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2b1 (#bcb2b1) is rgb(188, 178, 177) in RGB.

No, #bcb2b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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