#bbafae

Color #bbafae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbafae

RGB

rgb(187, 175, 174)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.42, 4.1, 2.05)

LCH

lch(72.42, 4.58, 26.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0139, 23.25)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebabb

Analogous

#bbaeb4

#bbafae

#bbb6ae

Triadic

#bbafae

#aebbaf

#afaebb

Split-complementary

#bbafae

#aebbb6

#aeb4bb

Tetradic

#bbafae

#babbae

#aebabb

#afaebb

Square

#bbafae

#b4bbae

#aebabb

#b6aebb

Shades

Color #bbafae mixed toward black.

#a08f8d

#836f6e

#625452

#413837

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bbafae mixed toward white.

#c6bcbc

#d2cac9

#ddd7d7

#e8e4e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bbafae mixed toward gray.

#bab0af

#b9b1b0

#b8b2b1

#b7b3b2

#b6b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ae · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ae · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#baaeae · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbafae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbafae]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bbafae (#bbafae) is rgb(187, 175, 174) in RGB.

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

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