#bbb9b8

Color #bbb9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.59 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9b8

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 184)

HSL

hsl(20, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.28, 0.52, 0.75)

LCH

lch(75.28, 0.91, 55.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0027, 48.01)

HWB

hwb(20, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8babb

Analogous

#bbb8b8

#bbb9b8

#bbbab8

Triadic

#bbb9b8

#b8bbb9

#b9b8bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9b8

#b8bbba

#b8b8bb

Tetradic

#bbb9b8

#babbb8

#b8babb

#b9b8bb

Square

#bbb9b8

#b8bbb8

#b8babb

#bab8bb

Shades

Color #bbb9b8 mixed toward black.

#9d9a98

#7e7b79

#5f5c5b

#3f3d3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bbb9b8 mixed toward white.

#c6c5c4

#d2d0d0

#dddcdb

#e8e8e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb9b8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb9b8

#bab9b8

#bab9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab8 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#babab8 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9b8]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9b8 (#bbb9b8) is rgb(187, 185, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbb9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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