#b5abab

Color #b5abab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.11 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5abab

RGB

rgb(181, 171, 171)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.8, 3.58, 1.28)

LCH

lch(70.8, 3.8, 19.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0115, 17.18)

HWB

hwb(0, 67.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb5b5

Analogous

#b5abb0

#b5abab

#b5b0ab

Triadic

#b5abab

#abb5ab

#ababb5

Split-complementary

#b5abab

#abb5b0

#abb0b5

Tetradic

#b5abab

#b5b5ab

#abb5b5

#ababb5

Square

#b5abab

#b0b5ab

#abb5b5

#b0abb5

Shades

Color #b5abab mixed toward black.

#998c8c

#7d6e6e

#5e5252

#3e3737

#1f1b1b

Tints

Color #b5abab mixed toward white.

#c1b9b9

#cec7c7

#dad5d5

#e6e3e3

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b5abab mixed toward gray.

#b4acac

#b3adad

#b2adad

#b2aeae

#b1afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ab · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ab · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b5abab · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5abab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5abab]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b5abab (#b5abab) is rgb(181, 171, 171) in RGB.

No, #b5abab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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