#bbada8

Color #bbada8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbada8

RGB

rgb(187, 173, 168)

HSL

hsl(15.8, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.8, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 10.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.74, 4.15, 4.38)

LCH

lch(71.74, 6.03, 46.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0177, 40.88)

HWB

hwb(15.8, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b6bb

Analogous

#bba8ac

#bbada8

#bbb7a8

Triadic

#bbada8

#a8bbad

#ada8bb

Split-complementary

#bbada8

#a8bbb7

#a8acbb

Tetradic

#bbada8

#b6bba8

#a8b6bb

#ada8bb

Square

#bbada8

#acbba8

#a8b6bb

#b7a8bb

Shades

Color #bbada8 mixed toward black.

#a18e87

#856f68

#64544e

#423834

#211c1a

Tints

Color #bbada8 mixed toward white.

#c6bbb6

#d2c8c5

#ddd6d3

#e8e4e2

#f4f1f0

Tones

Color #bbada8 mixed toward gray.

#b9aeaa

#b8aeab

#b6afad

#b5b0ae

#b3b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5a9 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7aa · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#baaaaa · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbada8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbada8]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bbada8 (#bbada8) is rgb(187, 173, 168) in RGB.

No, #bbada8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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