#bbbaba

Color #bbbaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.14 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbaba

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 186)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.7%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 0.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.59, 0.35, 0.12)

LCH

lch(75.59, 0.37, 18.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0011, 15.26)

HWB

hwb(0, 72.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babbbb

Analogous

#bbbaba

Triadic

#bbbaba

#babbba

#bababb

Split-complementary

#bbbaba

#babbba

#bababb

Tetradic

#bbbaba

#bbbbba

#babbbb

#bababb

Square

#bbbaba

#babbba

#babbbb

#bababb

Shades

Color #bbbaba mixed toward black.

#9c9b9b

#7d7b7b

#5e5d5d

#3f3e3e

#1f1f1f

Tints

Color #bbbaba mixed toward white.

#c6c5c5

#d2d1d1

#dddcdc

#e8e8e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbbaba mixed toward gray.

#bbbaba

#bababa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 0.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbaba]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bbbaba (#bbbaba) is rgb(187, 186, 186) in RGB.

No, #bbbaba 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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