#bcb2b3

Color #bcb2b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2b3

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 179)

HSL

hsl(354, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 4.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.41, 3.73, 0.76)

LCH

lch(73.41, 3.81, 11.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0115, 10.53)

HWB

hwb(354, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bcbb

Analogous

#bcb2b8

#bcb2b3

#bcb6b2

Triadic

#bcb2b3

#b3bcb2

#b2b3bc

Split-complementary

#bcb2b3

#b2bcb6

#b2b8bc

Tetradic

#bcb2b3

#bcbbb2

#b2bcbb

#b2b3bc

Square

#bcb2b3

#b8bcb2

#b2bcbb

#b6b2bc

Shades

Color #bcb2b3 mixed toward black.

#a09293

#827273

#625556

#41393a

#211c1d

Tints

Color #bcb2b3 mixed toward white.

#c7bfc0

#d2cccc

#ded9d9

#e9e5e6

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bcb2b3 mixed toward gray.

#bbb3b4

#bab4b4

#bab5b5

#b9b5b6

#b8b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b3 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcb3b3 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2b3]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2b3 (#bcb2b3) is rgb(188, 178, 179) in RGB.

No, #bcb2b3 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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