#bda8a8

Color #bda8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bda8a8

RGB

rgb(189, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(0, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 11.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.63, 7.6, 2.78)

LCH

lch(70.63, 8.09, 20.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0244, 17.62)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bdbd

Analogous

#bda8b3

#bda8a8

#bdb3a8

Triadic

#bda8a8

#a8bda8

#a8a8bd

Split-complementary

#bda8a8

#a8bdb3

#a8b3bd

Tetradic

#bda8a8

#bdbda8

#a8bdbd

#a8a8bd

Square

#bda8a8

#b3bda8

#a8bdbd

#b3a8bd

Shades

Color #bda8a8 mixed toward black.

#a38686

#876767

#654d4d

#443333

#221a1a

Tints

Color #bda8a8 mixed toward white.

#c8b7b7

#d3c5c5

#ded4d4

#e9e2e2

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #bda8a8 mixed toward gray.

#bbaaaa

#b9acac

#b8adad

#b6afaf

#b4b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a8 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b7a8 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#bca8a8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bda8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bda8a8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bda8a8 (#bda8a8) is rgb(189, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #bda8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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