#bbb1af

Color #bbb1af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1af

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 175)

HSL

hsl(10, 8.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 6.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 6.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 3.2, 2.29)

LCH

lch(72.96, 3.93, 35.59)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0118, 31.13)

HWB

hwb(10, 68.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb9bb

Analogous

#bbafb3

#bbb1af

#bbb7af

Triadic

#bbb1af

#afbbb1

#b1afbb

Split-complementary

#bbb1af

#afbbb7

#afb3bb

Tetradic

#bbb1af

#b9bbaf

#afb9bb

#b1afbb

Square

#bbb1af

#b3bbaf

#afb9bb

#b7afbb

Shades

Color #bbb1af mixed toward black.

#9f918e

#82726f

#625653

#413937

#211d1c

Tints

Color #bbb1af mixed toward white.

#c6bebc

#d2cbca

#ddd8d7

#e8e5e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bbb1af mixed toward gray.

#bab2b0

#b9b2b1

#b8b3b2

#b7b4b3

#b6b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7af · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b0 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#bbb0b0 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1af]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1af (#bbb1af) is rgb(187, 177, 175) in RGB.

No, #bbb1af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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