#bab5b5

Color #bab5b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5b5

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 181)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 2.7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.08, 1.76, 0.63)

LCH

lch(74.08, 1.87, 19.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0057, 17.47)

HWB

hwb(0, 71%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5baba

Analogous

#bab5b8

#bab5b5

#bab8b5

Triadic

#bab5b5

#b5bab5

#b5b5ba

Split-complementary

#bab5b5

#b5bab8

#b5b8ba

Tetradic

#bab5b5

#babab5

#b5baba

#b5b5ba

Square

#bab5b5

#b8bab5

#b5baba

#b8b5ba

Shades

Color #bab5b5 mixed toward black.

#9d9595

#7f7676

#5f5959

#3f3b3b

#201e1e

Tints

Color #bab5b5 mixed toward white.

#c6c1c1

#d1cece

#dddada

#e8e6e6

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bab5b5 mixed toward gray.

#bab6b6

#b9b6b6

#b8b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bab5b5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5b5]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bab5b5 (#bab5b5) is rgb(186, 181, 181) in RGB.

No, #bab5b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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