#bdacb8

Color #bdacb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdacb8

RGB

rgb(189, 172, 184)

HSL

hsl(317.6, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.6, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.08, 8.25, -3.91)

LCH

lch(72.08, 9.13, 334.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0256, 336.24)

HWB

hwb(317.6, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbdb1

Analogous

#baacbd

#bdacb8

#bdacb0

Triadic

#bdacb8

#b8bdac

#acb8bd

Split-complementary

#bdacb8

#b0bdac

#acbdba

Tetradic

#bdacb8

#bdb1ac

#acbdb1

#acb8bd

Square

#bdacb8

#bdbaac

#acbdb1

#acb0bd

Shades

Color #bdacb8 mixed toward black.

#a28b9b

#866b7e

#65505f

#43353f

#221b20

Tints

Color #bdacb8 mixed toward white.

#c8bac4

#d3c8d0

#ded6dc

#e9e3e7

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bdacb8 mixed toward gray.

#bcadb7

#baafb7

#b9b0b6

#b7b2b6

#b6b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b5 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b5 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#bcb3b2 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdacb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdacb8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdacb8 (#bdacb8) is rgb(189, 172, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdacb8 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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