#bdb0ad

Color #bdb0ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb0ad

RGB

rgb(189, 176, 173)

HSL

hsl(11.2, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.2, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 8.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 4.11, 3.2)

LCH

lch(72.82, 5.21, 37.9)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0156, 32.98)

HWB

hwb(11.2, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbabd

Analogous

#bdadb2

#bdb0ad

#bdb8ad

Triadic

#bdb0ad

#adbdb0

#b0adbd

Split-complementary

#bdb0ad

#adbdb8

#adb2bd

Tetradic

#bdb0ad

#babdad

#adbabd

#b0adbd

Square

#bdb0ad

#b2bdad

#adbabd

#b8adbd

Shades

Color #bdb0ad mixed toward black.

#a2908c

#86716c

#645451

#433836

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bdb0ad mixed toward white.

#c8bdbb

#d3cac8

#ded8d6

#e9e5e4

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bdb0ad mixed toward gray.

#bcb1ae

#bab2b0

#b9b3b1

#b8b3b2

#b6b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b7ae · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ae · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#bcaeae · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb0ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb0ad]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Salmon #fa8072

Orange Red #ff4500

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#bdb0ad (#bdb0ad) is rgb(189, 176, 173) in RGB.

No, #bdb0ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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