#bcb4b3

Color #bcb4b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb4b3

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 179)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 4.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.93, 2.65, 1.52)

LCH

lch(73.93, 3.05, 29.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0093, 26.29)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbbc

Analogous

#bcb3b7

#bcb4b3

#bcb9b3

Triadic

#bcb4b3

#b3bcb4

#b4b3bc

Split-complementary

#bcb4b3

#b3bcb9

#b3b7bc

Tetradic

#bcb4b3

#bbbcb3

#b3bbbc

#b4b3bc

Square

#bcb4b3

#b7bcb3

#b3bbbc

#b9b3bc

Shades

Color #bcb4b3 mixed toward black.

#9f9493

#827473

#625756

#413a39

#211d1d

Tints

Color #bcb4b3 mixed toward white.

#c7c1c0

#d2cdcc

#dedad9

#e9e6e6

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bcb4b3 mixed toward gray.

#bbb5b4

#bbb5b5

#bab6b5

#b9b6b6

#b8b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b3 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b9bab3 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bcb3b3 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb4b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb4b3]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bcb4b3 (#bcb4b3) is rgb(188, 180, 179) in RGB.

No, #bcb4b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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