#bdb4b2

Color #bdb4b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4b2

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 178)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 2.83, 2.16)

LCH

lch(73.98, 3.56, 37.35)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0107, 32.35)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bbbd

Analogous

#bdb2b6

#bdb4b2

#bdbab2

Triadic

#bdb4b2

#b2bdb4

#b4b2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb4b2

#b2bdba

#b2b6bd

Tetradic

#bdb4b2

#bbbdb2

#b2bbbd

#b4b2bd

Square

#bdb4b2

#b6bdb2

#b2bbbd

#bab2bd

Shades

Color #bdb4b2 mixed toward black.

#a19491

#847471

#635755

#423a38

#211d1c

Tints

Color #bdb4b2 mixed toward white.

#c8c1bf

#d3cdcc

#dedad9

#e9e6e5

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bdb4b2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb5b3

#bbb5b4

#bab6b5

#b9b6b6

#b9b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b2 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#babab3 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bdb3b3 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4b2]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4b2 (#bdb4b2) is rgb(189, 180, 178) in RGB.

No, #bdb4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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