#bbafaf

Color #bbafaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbafaf

RGB

rgb(187, 175, 175)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 6.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 6.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.44, 4.28, 1.54)

LCH

lch(72.44, 4.55, 19.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0138, 17.26)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbbbb

Analogous

#bbafb5

#bbafaf

#bbb5af

Triadic

#bbafaf

#afbbaf

#afafbb

Split-complementary

#bbafaf

#afbbb5

#afb5bb

Tetradic

#bbafaf

#bbbbaf

#afbbbb

#afafbb

Square

#bbafaf

#b5bbaf

#afbbbb

#b5afbb

Shades

Color #bbafaf mixed toward black.

#9f8e8e

#826f6f

#625353

#413737

#211c1c

Tints

Color #bbafaf mixed toward white.

#c6bcbc

#d2caca

#ddd7d7

#e8e4e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bbafaf mixed toward gray.

#bab0b0

#b9b1b1

#b8b2b2

#b7b3b3

#b6b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6af · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b8af · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#baafaf · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbafaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbafaf]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbafaf (#bbafaf) is rgb(187, 175, 175) in RGB.

No, #bbafaf 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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