#bdada8

Color #bdada8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdada8

RGB

rgb(189, 173, 168)

HSL

hsl(14.3, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.3, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 11.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.92, 4.88, 4.64)

LCH

lch(71.92, 6.73, 43.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0199, 38.25)

HWB

hwb(14.3, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b8bd

Analogous

#bda8ae

#bdada8

#bdb7a8

Triadic

#bdada8

#a8bdad

#ada8bd

Split-complementary

#bdada8

#a8bdb7

#a8aebd

Tetradic

#bdada8

#b8bda8

#a8b8bd

#ada8bd

Square

#bdada8

#aebda8

#a8b8bd

#b7a8bd

Shades

Color #bdada8 mixed toward black.

#a38d86

#876e67

#65534d

#443733

#221c1a

Tints

Color #bdada8 mixed toward white.

#c8bbb7

#d3c8c5

#ded6d4

#e9e4e2

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #bdada8 mixed toward gray.

#bbaeaa

#b9afac

#b8b0ad

#b6b1af

#b4b2b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6a9 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b8aa · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#bcaaaa · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdada8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdada8]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bdada8 (#bdada8) is rgb(189, 173, 168) in RGB.

No, #bdada8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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