#bdadab

Color #bdadab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdadab

RGB

rgb(189, 173, 171)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 12%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 9.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 9.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.99, 5.39, 3.11)

LCH

lch(71.99, 6.22, 29.98)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0187, 26.29)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 67.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbbbd

Analogous

#bdabb2

#bdadab

#bdb6ab

Triadic

#bdadab

#abbdad

#adabbd

Split-complementary

#bdadab

#abbdb6

#abb2bd

Tetradic

#bdadab

#bbbdab

#abbbbd

#adabbd

Square

#bdadab

#b2bdab

#abbbbd

#b6abbd

Shades

Color #bdadab mixed toward black.

#a38c89

#866d6a

#65524f

#433635

#221b1a

Tints

Color #bdadab mixed toward white.

#c8bbb9

#d3c8c7

#ded6d5

#e9e4e3

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #bdadab mixed toward gray.

#bcaead

#baafae

#b9b1b0

#b7b2b1

#b6b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ab · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ac · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#bcacac · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 7.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdadab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdadab]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bdadab (#bdadab) is rgb(189, 173, 171) in RGB.

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

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