#bdb1ae

Color #bdb1ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb1ae

RGB

rgb(189, 177, 174)

HSL

hsl(12, 10.2%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 7.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 7.9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.1, 3.75, 3.07)

LCH

lch(73.1, 4.85, 39.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0144, 34.24)

HWB

hwb(12, 68.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebabd

Analogous

#bdaeb3

#bdb1ae

#bdb9ae

Triadic

#bdb1ae

#aebdb1

#b1aebd

Split-complementary

#bdb1ae

#aebdb9

#aeb3bd

Tetradic

#bdb1ae

#babdae

#aebabd

#b1aebd

Square

#bdb1ae

#b3bdae

#aebabd

#b9aebd

Shades

Color #bdb1ae mixed toward black.

#a2918d

#85726d

#645552

#433936

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bdb1ae mixed toward white.

#c8bebc

#d3cbc9

#ded8d7

#e9e5e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bdb1ae mixed toward gray.

#bcb2af

#bbb3b1

#b9b3b2

#b8b4b3

#b7b5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8af · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b9baaf · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bcafaf · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb1ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb1ae]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bdb1ae (#bdb1ae) is rgb(189, 177, 174) in RGB.

No, #bdb1ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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