#bbb9b9

Color #bbb9b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.5 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9b9

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 185)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.31, 0.7, 0.25)

LCH

lch(75.31, 0.74, 19.65)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0023, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 72.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bbbb

Analogous

#bbb9ba

#bbb9b9

#bbbab9

Triadic

#bbb9b9

#b9bbb9

#b9b9bb

Split-complementary

#bbb9b9

#b9bbba

#b9babb

Tetradic

#bbb9b9

#bbbbb9

#b9bbbb

#b9b9bb

Square

#bbb9b9

#babbb9

#b9bbbb

#bab9bb

Shades

Color #bbb9b9 mixed toward black.

#9c9a9a

#7e7a7a

#5e5c5c

#3f3d3d

#1f1f1f

Tints

Color #bbb9b9 mixed toward white.

#c6c5c5

#d2d0d0

#dddcdc

#e8e8e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb9b9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb9b9

#bab9b9

#bababa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab9 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#babab9 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9b9]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9b9 (#bbb9b9) is rgb(187, 185, 185) in RGB.

No, #bbb9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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