#bbb8b8

Color #bbb8b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.9 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8b8

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 184)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.02, 1.05, 0.37)

LCH

lch(75.02, 1.11, 19.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0034, 17.35)

HWB

hwb(0, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bbbb

Analogous

#bbb8b9

#bbb8b8

#bbb9b8

Triadic

#bbb8b8

#b8bbb8

#b8b8bb

Split-complementary

#bbb8b8

#b8bbb9

#b8b9bb

Tetradic

#bbb8b8

#bbbbb8

#b8bbbb

#b8b8bb

Square

#bbb8b8

#b9bbb8

#b8bbbb

#b9b8bb

Shades

Color #bbb8b8 mixed toward black.

#9d9898

#7e7979

#5f5b5b

#3f3c3c

#201e1e

Tints

Color #bbb8b8 mixed toward white.

#c6c4c4

#d2d0d0

#dddbdb

#e8e7e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb8b8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb8b8

#bab8b8

#bab9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab8 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#babab8 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8b8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8b8 (#bbb8b8) is rgb(187, 184, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbb8b8 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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