#bbb4b2

Color #bbb4b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4b2

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 178)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 4.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.82, 2.11, 1.9)

LCH

lch(73.82, 2.84, 42)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0085, 36.87)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b9bb

Analogous

#bbb2b5

#bbb4b2

#bbb9b2

Triadic

#bbb4b2

#b2bbb4

#b4b2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb4b2

#b2bbb9

#b2b5bb

Tetradic

#bbb4b2

#b9bbb2

#b2b9bb

#b4b2bb

Square

#bbb4b2

#b5bbb2

#b2b9bb

#b9b2bb

Shades

Color #bbb4b2 mixed toward black.

#9f9592

#817672

#615856

#413b39

#201d1d

Tints

Color #bbb4b2 mixed toward white.

#c6c1bf

#d2cdcc

#dddad9

#e8e6e5

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bbb4b2 mixed toward gray.

#bab4b3

#bab5b4

#b9b5b4

#b8b6b5

#b7b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bbb3b3 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4b2]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4b2 (#bbb4b2) is rgb(187, 180, 178) in RGB.

No, #bbb4b2 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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