#bbacab

Color #bbacab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacab

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 171)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.56, 5.21, 2.46)

LCH

lch(71.56, 5.76, 25.28)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0174, 22.29)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbabb

Analogous

#bbabb2

#bbacab

#bbb4ab

Triadic

#bbacab

#abbbac

#acabbb

Split-complementary

#bbacab

#abbbb4

#abb2bb

Tetradic

#bbacab

#babbab

#abbabb

#acabbb

Square

#bbacab

#b2bbab

#abbabb

#b4abbb

Shades

Color #bbacab mixed toward black.

#a08b8a

#846c6b

#635150

#423635

#211b1b

Tints

Color #bbacab mixed toward white.

#c6bab9

#d2c8c7

#ddd6d5

#e8e3e3

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #bbacab mixed toward gray.

#baadac

#b8aeae

#b7b0af

#b6b1b0

#b4b2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ab · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ab · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#baabab · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacab]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bbacab (#bbacab) is rgb(187, 172, 171) in RGB.

No, #bbacab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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