#bdafad

Color #bdafad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdafad

RGB

rgb(189, 175, 173)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 8.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.56, 4.65, 2.83)

LCH

lch(72.56, 5.44, 31.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0164, 27.19)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbbbd

Analogous

#bdadb3

#bdafad

#bdb7ad

Triadic

#bdafad

#adbdaf

#afadbd

Split-complementary

#bdafad

#adbdb7

#adb3bd

Tetradic

#bdafad

#bbbdad

#adbbbd

#afadbd

Square

#bdafad

#b3bdad

#adbbbd

#b7adbd

Shades

Color #bdafad mixed toward black.

#a28e8c

#866f6c

#645351

#433736

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bdafad mixed toward white.

#c8bcbb

#d3cac8

#ded7d6

#e9e4e4

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bdafad mixed toward gray.

#bcb0ae

#bab1b0

#b9b2b1

#b8b3b2

#b6b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ad · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ae · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#bcaeae · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdafad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdafad]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bdafad (#bdafad) is rgb(189, 175, 173) in RGB.

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

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