#bbb1ac

Color #bbb1ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1ac

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 172)

HSL

hsl(20, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.88, 2.67, 3.83)

LCH

lch(72.88, 4.67, 55.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0135, 48.61)

HWB

hwb(20, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb6bb

Analogous

#bbacaf

#bbb1ac

#bbb9ac

Triadic

#bbb1ac

#acbbb1

#b1acbb

Split-complementary

#bbb1ac

#acbbb9

#acafbb

Tetradic

#bbb1ac

#b6bbac

#acb6bb

#b1acbb

Square

#bbb1ac

#afbbac

#acb6bb

#b9acbb

Shades

Color #bbb1ac mixed toward black.

#a0928b

#84746c

#635751

#423a36

#211d1b

Tints

Color #bbb1ac mixed toward white.

#c6beba

#d2cbc8

#ddd8d6

#e8e5e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bbb1ac mixed toward gray.

#bab1ad

#b9b2af

#b7b2b0

#b6b3b1

#b5b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ad · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ae · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#bbaeae · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1ac]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1ac (#bbb1ac) is rgb(187, 177, 172) in RGB.

No, #bbb1ac 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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