#bdb2b1

Color #bdb2b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb2b1

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 177)

HSL

hsl(5, 8.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 6.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 6.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.44, 3.73, 1.91)

LCH

lch(73.44, 4.19, 27.12)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0127, 23.73)

HWB

hwb(5, 69.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bcbd

Analogous

#bdb1b6

#bdb2b1

#bdb8b1

Triadic

#bdb2b1

#b1bdb2

#b2b1bd

Split-complementary

#bdb2b1

#b1bdb8

#b1b6bd

Tetradic

#bdb2b1

#bcbdb1

#b1bcbd

#b2b1bd

Square

#bdb2b1

#b6bdb1

#b1bcbd

#b8b1bd

Shades

Color #bdb2b1 mixed toward black.

#a19190

#847270

#635554

#423938

#211c1c

Tints

Color #bdb2b1 mixed toward white.

#c8bfbe

#d3cccb

#ded9d8

#e9e5e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bdb2b1 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3b2

#bbb4b3

#bab5b4

#b9b5b5

#b8b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b1 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b9bab1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#bcb1b1 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb2b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb2b1]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bdb2b1 (#bdb2b1) is rgb(189, 178, 177) in RGB.

No, #bdb2b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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