#bbadaa

Color #bbadaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbadaa

RGB

rgb(187, 173, 170)

HSL

hsl(10.6, 11.1%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.6, 9.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 4.49, 3.35)

LCH

lch(71.8, 5.6, 36.73)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0168, 32.08)

HWB

hwb(10.6, 66.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab8bb

Analogous

#bbaaaf

#bbadaa

#bbb6aa

Triadic

#bbadaa

#aabbad

#adaabb

Split-complementary

#bbadaa

#aabbb6

#aaafbb

Tetradic

#bbadaa

#b8bbaa

#aab8bb

#adaabb

Square

#bbadaa

#afbbaa

#aab8bb

#b6aabb

Shades

Color #bbadaa mixed toward black.

#a18d89

#846e6a

#63534f

#423735

#211c1a

Tints

Color #bbadaa mixed toward white.

#c6bbb8

#d2c8c6

#ddd6d5

#e8e4e3

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #bbadaa mixed toward gray.

#baaeab

#b8afad

#b7b0ae

#b5b1b0

#b4b2b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ab · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ab · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#baabab · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbadaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbadaa]

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Coral #ff7f50

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Frequently asked questions

#bbadaa (#bbadaa) is rgb(187, 173, 170) in RGB.

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

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