#bcb7bb

Color #bcb7bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bcb7bb

RGB

rgb(188, 183, 187)

HSL

hsl(312, 3.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 2.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.92, 2.49, -1.4)

LCH

lch(74.92, 2.86, 330.65)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0079, 332.14)

HWB

hwb(312, 71.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bcb8

Analogous

#bab7bc

#bcb7bb

#bcb7b8

Triadic

#bcb7bb

#bbbcb7

#b7bbbc

Split-complementary

#bcb7bb

#b8bcb7

#b7bcba

Tetradic

#bcb7bb

#bcb8b7

#b7bcb8

#b7bbbc

Square

#bcb7bb

#bcbab7

#b7bcb8

#b7b8bc

Shades

Color #bcb7bb mixed toward black.

#9e979d

#80777e

#60595f

#403c3f

#201e20

Tints

Color #bcb7bb mixed toward white.

#c7c3c6

#d2cfd2

#dddbdd

#e9e7e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bcb7bb mixed toward gray.

#bbb7bb

#bbb8ba

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababa · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#babbba · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#bcb9b9 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb7bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb7bb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bcb7bb (#bcb7bb) is rgb(188, 183, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcb7bb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bcb7bb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast