#bcb2ba

Color #bcb2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2ba

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(312, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 1.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.6, 5.01, -2.79)

LCH

lch(73.6, 5.73, 330.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0158, 332.14)

HWB

hwb(312, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bcb4

Analogous

#b9b2bc

#bcb2ba

#bcb2b5

Triadic

#bcb2ba

#babcb2

#b2babc

Split-complementary

#bcb2ba

#b5bcb2

#b2bcb9

Tetradic

#bcb2ba

#bcb4b2

#b2bcb4

#b2babc

Square

#bcb2ba

#bcb9b2

#b2bcb4

#b2b5bc

Shades

Color #bcb2ba mixed toward black.

#a0929d

#82727f

#62555f

#413940

#211c20

Tints

Color #bcb2ba mixed toward white.

#c7bfc6

#d2ccd1

#ded9dd

#e9e5e8

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bcb2ba mixed toward gray.

#bbb3ba

#bab4b9

#bab5b9

#b9b5b8

#b8b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#bcb7b6 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2ba]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2ba (#bcb2ba) is rgb(188, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #bcb2ba 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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