#bfafad

Color #bfafad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfafad

RGB

rgb(191, 175, 173)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 12.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 9.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 9.4%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.73, 5.38, 3.1)

LCH

lch(72.73, 6.21, 29.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0187, 26.02)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 67.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbdbf

Analogous

#bfadb4

#bfafad

#bfb8ad

Triadic

#bfafad

#adbfaf

#afadbf

Split-complementary

#bfafad

#adbfb8

#adb4bf

Tetradic

#bfafad

#bdbfad

#adbdbf

#afadbf

Square

#bfafad

#b4bfad

#adbdbf

#b8adbf

Shades

Color #bfafad mixed toward black.

#a48e8b

#886e6a

#665250

#443735

#221b1b

Tints

Color #bfafad mixed toward white.

#cabcbb

#d4cac8

#dfd7d6

#eae4e4

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bfafad mixed toward gray.

#beb0af

#bcb1b0

#bbb3b2

#b9b4b3

#b8b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ad · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b9baae · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#beaeae · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfafad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfafad]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bfafad (#bfafad) is rgb(191, 175, 173) in RGB.

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

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