#bab0af

Color #bab0af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bab0af

RGB

rgb(186, 176, 175)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 7.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 5.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 5.9%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.62, 3.38, 1.79)

LCH

lch(72.62, 3.82, 27.91)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0115, 24.57)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 68.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb9ba

Analogous

#baafb4

#bab0af

#bab6af

Triadic

#bab0af

#afbab0

#b0afba

Split-complementary

#bab0af

#afbab6

#afb4ba

Tetradic

#bab0af

#b9baaf

#afb9ba

#b0afba

Square

#bab0af

#b4baaf

#afb9ba

#b6afba

Shades

Color #bab0af mixed toward black.

#9e908f

#81716f

#615554

#413938

#201c1c

Tints

Color #bab0af mixed toward white.

#c6bdbc

#d1caca

#ddd8d7

#e8e5e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bab0af mixed toward gray.

#b9b1b0

#b8b2b1

#b7b2b2

#b6b3b3

#b5b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6af · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7af · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#baafaf · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab0af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab0af]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bab0af (#bab0af) is rgb(186, 176, 175) in RGB.

No, #bab0af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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