#bab3b1

Color #bab3b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bab3b1

RGB

rgb(186, 179, 177)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 4.8%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.45, 2.12, 1.9)

LCH

lch(73.45, 2.85, 41.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0085, 36.87)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b8ba

Analogous

#bab1b4

#bab3b1

#bab8b1

Triadic

#bab3b1

#b1bab3

#b3b1ba

Split-complementary

#bab3b1

#b1bab8

#b1b4ba

Tetradic

#bab3b1

#b8bab1

#b1b8ba

#b3b1ba

Square

#bab3b1

#b4bab1

#b1b8ba

#b8b1ba

Shades

Color #bab3b1 mixed toward black.

#9e9491

#807572

#605855

#403a39

#201d1c

Tints

Color #bab3b1 mixed toward white.

#c6c0be

#d1cccb

#ddd9d8

#e8e6e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bab3b1 mixed toward gray.

#b9b3b2

#b9b4b3

#b8b4b3

#b7b5b4

#b6b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b1 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b2 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bab2b2 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab3b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab3b1]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bab3b1 (#bab3b1) is rgb(186, 179, 177) in RGB.

No, #bab3b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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