#bcb8b7

Color #bcb8b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8b7

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 183)

HSL

hsl(12, 3.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 2.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 2.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.07, 1.22, 1)

LCH

lch(75.07, 1.58, 39.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0047, 34.7)

HWB

hwb(12, 71.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bbbc

Analogous

#bcb7b8

#bcb8b7

#bcbab7

Triadic

#bcb8b7

#b7bcb8

#b8b7bc

Split-complementary

#bcb8b7

#b7bcba

#b7b8bc

Tetradic

#bcb8b7

#bbbcb7

#b7bbbc

#b8b7bc

Square

#bcb8b7

#b8bcb7

#b7bbbc

#bab7bc

Shades

Color #bcb8b7 mixed toward black.

#9e9897

#807977

#605b59

#403c3c

#201e1e

Tints

Color #bcb8b7 mixed toward white.

#c7c4c3

#d2d0cf

#dddbdb

#e9e7e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bcb8b7 mixed toward gray.

#bbb8b7

#bbb8b8

#bbb9b8

#bab9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb7 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bcb7b7 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8b7]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8b7 (#bcb8b7) is rgb(188, 184, 183) in RGB.

No, #bcb8b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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