#bbb3b3

Color #bbb3b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb3b3

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 179)

HSL

hsl(0, 5.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.58, 2.83, 1.01)

LCH

lch(73.58, 3, 19.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0091, 17.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 70.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbbb

Analogous

#bbb3b7

#bbb3b3

#bbb7b3

Triadic

#bbb3b3

#b3bbb3

#b3b3bb

Split-complementary

#bbb3b3

#b3bbb7

#b3b7bb

Tetradic

#bbb3b3

#bbbbb3

#b3bbbb

#b3b3bb

Square

#bbb3b3

#b7bbb3

#b3bbbb

#b7b3bb

Shades

Color #bbb3b3 mixed toward black.

#9e9393

#817373

#615656

#403a3a

#201d1d

Tints

Color #bbb3b3 mixed toward white.

#c6c0c0

#d2cccc

#ddd9d9

#e8e6e6

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bbb3b3 mixed toward gray.

#bab4b4

#b9b5b5

#b8b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b3 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b3 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb3b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb3b3]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbb3b3 (#bbb3b3) is rgb(187, 179, 179) in RGB.

No, #bbb3b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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