#bbb5ab

Color #bbb5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5ab

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(37.5, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.5, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.9, 0.35, 5.84)

LCH

lch(73.9, 5.85, 86.57)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0155, 80.72)

HWB

hwb(37.5, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb1bb

Analogous

#bbadab

#bbb5ab

#b9bbab

Triadic

#bbb5ab

#abbbb5

#b5abbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5ab

#abb9bb

#adabbb

Tetradic

#bbb5ab

#b1bbab

#abb1bb

#b5abbb

Square

#bbb5ab

#abbbad

#abb1bb

#bbabb9

Shades

Color #bbb5ab mixed toward black.

#a0988a

#847a6b

#635c50

#423d35

#211f1b

Tints

Color #bbb5ab mixed toward white.

#c6c1b9

#d2cec7

#dddad5

#e8e6e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb5ab mixed toward gray.

#bab5ac

#b8b4ae

#b7b4af

#b6b4b0

#b4b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ad · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ae · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bbafb0 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5ab]

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Frequently asked questions

#bbb5ab (#bbb5ab) is rgb(187, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #bbb5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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