#bbb2b2

Color #bbb2b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2b2

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 178)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 4.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.3, 3.19, 1.14)

LCH

lch(73.3, 3.39, 19.67)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0103, 17.55)

HWB

hwb(0, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bbbb

Analogous

#bbb2b7

#bbb2b2

#bbb7b2

Triadic

#bbb2b2

#b2bbb2

#b2b2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb2b2

#b2bbb7

#b2b7bb

Tetradic

#bbb2b2

#bbbbb2

#b2bbbb

#b2b2bb

Square

#bbb2b2

#b7bbb2

#b2bbbb

#b7b2bb

Shades

Color #bbb2b2 mixed toward black.

#9f9292

#817272

#615656

#413939

#201d1d

Tints

Color #bbb2b2 mixed toward white.

#c6bfbf

#d2cccc

#ddd9d9

#e8e5e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bbb2b2 mixed toward gray.

#bab3b3

#bab4b4

#b9b4b4

#b8b5b5

#b7b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b2 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bbb2b2 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2b2]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2b2 (#bbb2b2) is rgb(187, 178, 178) in RGB.

No, #bbb2b2 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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