#bbb3ab

Color #bbb3ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb3ab

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 171)

HSL

hsl(30, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.38, 1.42, 5.09)

LCH

lch(73.38, 5.28, 74.41)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0145, 67.68)

HWB

hwb(30, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb3bb

Analogous

#bbabab

#bbb3ab

#bbbbab

Triadic

#bbb3ab

#abbbb3

#b3abbb

Split-complementary

#bbb3ab

#abbbbb

#ababbb

Tetradic

#bbb3ab

#b3bbab

#abb3bb

#b3abbb

Square

#bbb3ab

#abbbab

#abb3bb

#bbabbb

Shades

Color #bbb3ab mixed toward black.

#a0958a

#84776b

#635a50

#423c35

#211e1b

Tints

Color #bbb3ab mixed toward white.

#c6c0b9

#d2ccc7

#ddd9d5

#e8e6e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bbb3ab mixed toward gray.

#bab3ac

#b8b3ae

#b7b3af

#b6b3b0

#b4b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ad · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ad · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bbafaf · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb3ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb3ab]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bbb3ab (#bbb3ab) is rgb(187, 179, 171) in RGB.

No, #bbb3ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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