#baacaa

Color #baacaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#baacaa

RGB

rgb(186, 172, 170)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 10.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 8.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 8.6%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 4.67, 2.84)

LCH

lch(71.45, 5.47, 31.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0165, 27.5)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 66.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab8ba

Analogous

#baaab0

#baacaa

#bab4aa

Triadic

#baacaa

#aabaac

#acaaba

Split-complementary

#baacaa

#aabab4

#aab0ba

Tetradic

#baacaa

#b8baaa

#aab8ba

#acaaba

Square

#baacaa

#b0baaa

#aab8ba

#b4aaba

Shades

Color #baacaa mixed toward black.

#9f8c89

#836d6a

#625250

#423735

#211b1b

Tints

Color #baacaa mixed toward white.

#c5bab8

#d1c8c6

#dcd5d4

#e8e3e3

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #baacaa mixed toward gray.

#b9adab

#b7aead

#b6afae

#b5b0af

#b3b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4aa · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ab · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b9abab · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baacaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baacaa]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#baacaa (#baacaa) is rgb(186, 172, 170) in RGB.

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

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