#bcb3b8

Color #bcb3b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb3b8

RGB

rgb(188, 179, 184)

HSL

hsl(326.7, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(326.7, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 2.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.8, 4.1, -1.4)

LCH

lch(73.8, 4.33, 341.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0124, 342.59)

HWB

hwb(326.7, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bcb7

Analogous

#bcb3bc

#bcb3b8

#bcb3b4

Triadic

#bcb3b8

#b8bcb3

#b3b8bc

Split-complementary

#bcb3b8

#b4bcb3

#b3bcbc

Tetradic

#bcb3b8

#bcb7b3

#b3bcb7

#b3b8bc

Square

#bcb3b8

#bcbcb3

#b3bcb7

#b3b4bc

Shades

Color #bcb3b8 mixed toward black.

#9f939a

#82737b

#62565c

#41393e

#211d1f

Tints

Color #bcb3b8 mixed toward white.

#c7c0c4

#d2ccd0

#ded9dc

#e9e6e7

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bcb3b8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb4b8

#bbb5b8

#bab5b8

#b9b6b8

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b7 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b7 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#bcb6b6 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb3b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb3b8]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bcb3b8 (#bcb3b8) is rgb(188, 179, 184) in RGB.

No, #bcb3b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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